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Phil Weiser: “We worked, for example, in Colorado on a red flag law.”

Featuring: Phil Weiser, Democratic | Attorney General of Colorado

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Published | Video Starts at 51:47

Gun violence is now number one. Fentanyl and other drugs is number two. Car accidents. Distant third. I'm going to keep looking at what can save lives. The reason that We worked, for example, in Colorado on a red flag law. is I and others ran in 2018 saying we need this law that will help remove firearms from people who are a significant risk, themselves or others. (51:47–51:52)

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