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Long-simmering tensions between some state House and Senate Democrats boiled out into public this month when Sen. Dylan Roberts accused the lower chamber of continually undermining "pro-victim" legislation.
Democrats in the Colorado House and Senate judiciary committees have wrestled with victim protections and criminal penalties in conflicting ways, highlighting tensions within the party.
The last bill on the legislators calendar for Monday was Senate Bill 169, which seeks to increase the age for purchasing a firearm from 18 to 21. The other proposals lawmakers are considering would allow victims of gun violence to sue in civil court and expands the list of people who can seek extreme risk protection orders.