Story originally posted on kdvr.com (Fox31) on 1/24/13

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“Our loved ones were gunned down and an entire generation of our families taken away in a matter of seconds,” Perlmutter read. “We listened to the 911 tapes played in court and sat in agony as we heard 30 shots fired within 27 seconds, wondering if one of those bullets killed our children.

“I believe in the Second Amendment, and we have to protect the right to defend ourselves. I believe in liberty and rights of hunters, sportsmen, and personal defense gun owners,” Perlmutter said. “But we can’t continue silently watching 30,000 deaths a year by guns and near-monthly mass shootings in places we should feel most safe. Every day, families – like the ones impacted in Aurora –and in my neighborhood, in the grocery store, and who call my office are asking for solutions to the heartbreaking problem of gun violence.”