Two CO State Senators Lose Recall Votes Over Support for Gun Restrictions

A warning shot to the rest

An epic national debate over gun rights in Colorado on Tuesday saw two Democratic state senators ousted for their support for stricter laws, a "ready, aim, fired" message intended to stop other politicians for pushing for firearms restrictions. Senate President John Morse and Sen. Angela Giron will be replaced in office with Republican candidates who petitioned onto the recall ballot.

Party insiders always said Giron's race was the harder one. Although her district is heavily Democratic, Pueblo is a blue-collar union town. Morse's district included Manitou Springs and a portion of Colorado Springs — and more liberals. …

Upset by the bills themselves and the Senate Democrats' decision to hold seven hearings in one day — resulting in hundreds of witnesses being unable to testify — voters in Morse's and Giron's districts successfully forced the first-ever recall elections of state lawmakers in Colorado history.