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| Daily current affairs, Colorado firearms, self-defense, legal, and significant-news briefing from approved sources. |
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Colorado Firearms, Self-Defense & Legal News
This Triple A Coach briefing tracks firearms law, lawful self-defense, concealed carry, court decisions, legislation, and firearms-training issues relevant to Colorado gun owners and armed professionals. Special attention is given to Colorado Springs, El Paso County, and surrounding Colorado communities, with important federal developments included when they may affect local readers.
TODAY'S BRIEFING Colorado and Colorado Springs current affairs first, followed by firearms, self-defense, legal developments, and major events worth knowing. Only items published during the preceding 24 hours are eligible. Significant public-interest events may be included even when they fall outside the normal firearms/self-defense focus. |
Colorado & Colorado Springs / El Paso County
Local and state developments are separated from the national briefing so Colorado clients can quickly see what may affect them closer to home.
Colorado Springs / El Paso County Watch
LOCAL CURRENT AFFAIRS + FIREARMS A cooler Monday brings severe thunderstorms for someToday: We start out with a cloudy and drizzly morning. Light rainfall is possible as early as 10 am for Colorado Springs and surrounding areas across I-25. |
LOCAL CURRENT AFFAIRS Muddy road in El Paso County raises concerns, but officials say historic designation limits maintenance optionsEL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- Most people who live along remote rural roads don't expect city conveniences, but at least one resident doesn't want a road so muddy that her cars get stuck and can delay emergency responses. |
LOCAL CURRENT AFFAIRS Driver hits person, parked car before crashing into Falcon WalmartFALCON, Colo. (KRDO) - One person is in the hospital after being hit by a fast moving car outside a Walmart in El Paso County. |
Colorado Statewide
CURRENT ISSUE Local author writes children’s book about Pueblo fire departmentPUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) - A local author is bringing the story of Pueblo Fire to life in a new children's book about her husband, an assistant fire chief with the Pueblo Rural Fire Department. |
CURRENT ISSUE CPW issuing water contact advisory for reservoir downstream of the Arkansas River after sewage released in PuebloHASTY, Colo. (KRDO) - On Monday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife says more than four million gallons of sewage will reach a reservoir in Bent County. |
CURRENT ISSUE Tracking More Heat and Rain ChancesGood evening, Southern Colorado! It was a rather cloudy day across our region, and we've even saw a few showers and thunderstorms. |
Current Affairs & Quick Hits
Firearms, self-defense, legal developments, local current affairs, and exceptionally significant national or international events are summarized here.
FIREARMS Tropical Storm Edouard or a depression could soon form in the GulfBy Meteorologists Briana Waxman and Chris Dolce (CNN) — A tropical storm or depression is likely to form over the northern Gulf on Monday and then quickly push inland into parts of Texas and Louisiana with flooding rainfall. 🌧️ Get your local forecast in the CNN Weather app ⛈️ Heavy rain and thunderstorms located about |
FIREARMS + LEGAL The Supreme Court Case That Means Everything to the Gun IndustryThis approved-source item met the briefing criteria, but the feed did not provide enough descriptive text for a fuller snapshot. Use the linked original source for complete details. |
CURRENT ISSUE The Untold Consequence of Assault Weapon BansThis approved-source item met the briefing criteria, but the feed did not provide enough descriptive text for a fuller snapshot. Use the linked original source for complete details. |
FIREARMS Messi o Cristiano Ronaldo: ¿cómo está la carrera por los 1.000 goles tras el póker del argentino en Inter Miami?Por Rodrigo Estrada, CNN en Español Hay jugadores que marcan una época, pero también están aquellos que, directamente, cambian la historia del fútbol. Lionel Messi y Cristiano Ronaldo pertenecen a esa segunda categoría. |
FIREARMS The Gun Statistic The CDC Tried To Bury Is BackThis approved-source item met the briefing criteria, but the feed did not provide enough descriptive text for a fuller snapshot. Use the linked original source for complete details. |
SIGNIFICANT NEWS 1 dead and about 15 people may be missing as flash flood tears through the Grand CanyonBy Maria Aguilar Prieto, Tyler Ory, Mounira Elsamra and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — One of the most famously arid national landmarks succumbed to deadly flash flooding over the weekend, leaving at least one person dead and more than a dozen unaccounted for as more rain is set to pummel Grand Canyon National Park in |
