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Democrats on a state House committee on Wednesday effectively killed three gun-related bills sponsored by Republicans in the first blow to a handful of pieces of legislation aiming to strip some limitations on gun ownership in the state.

The House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee voted 6-3 in party-line votes to 'postpone indefinitely' House Bills 1036, 1037 and 1097, usually a death sentence in Colorado's Legislature. The three bills were debated for more than eight hours.

House Bill 1036 would have completely stripped language from state statute that currently forbids people from carrying concealed handguns on public school grounds, even if the holder has a permit.

House Bill 1037 would have expanded state law that allows people in their own homes to use deadly force against a person under certain circumstances to owners, managers and employees of a business as well.

The committee also killed House Bill 1097, which is essentially a mirror to Senate Bill 7 and would eliminate a section of state law that bars 'large-capacity magazines.'

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/politics/democrats-on-colorado-house-committee-effectively-kill-3-republican-sponsored-gun-bills