Pivotal votes on Colo. gun-control measures
By IVAN MORENO and KRISTEN WYATTBy IVAN MORENO and KRISTEN WYATT, Associated Press?
?Colorado Sen. Lois Tochtrop, left, listens as Sen. Kevin Lundberg, right, speaks at the podium during a debate period on a day of voting on gun control bills before the Colorado Legislature, at the State Capitol, in Denver, Friday March 8, 2013. Colorado Democrats are on the cusp of advancing gun-control proposals Friday in a state balancing a history of heartbreaking shootings with a Western heritage where gun ownership is treasured by many. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
Colorado Sen. Lois Tochtrop, left, listens as Sen. Kevin Lundberg, right, speaks at the podium during a debate period on a day of voting on gun control bills before the Colorado Legislature, at the State Capitol, in Denver, Friday March 8, 2013. Colorado Democrats are on the cusp of advancing gun-control proposals Friday in a state balancing a history of heartbreaking shootings with a Western heritage where gun ownership is treasured by many. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
Protesters gather in front of the Capitol in Denver where State Senators are debating seven control bills on Friday, March 8, 2013. Colorado Democrats are on the cusp of passing gun control proposals in a state balancing a history of heartbreaking shootings with a Western heritage where gun ownership is treasured by many. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
Protesters gather in front of the Capitol in Denver where State Senators are debating seven control bills on Friday, March 8, 2013. Colorado Democrats are on the cusp of passing gun control proposals in a state balancing a history of heartbreaking shootings with a Western heritage where gun ownership is treasured by many. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
Colorado Senate Democratic Leader Morgan Carroll, whose district includes the Denver suburb Aurora, speaks at the podium during a debate period on a gun control control bill before the Colorado Legislature, at the State Capitol, in Denver, Friday March 8, 2013. Colorado Democrats are on the cusp of advancing gun-control proposals Friday in a state balancing a history of heartbreaking shootings with a Western heritage where gun ownership is treasured by many. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
Colorado State Senator Steve King speaks at the podium during a debate period on a day of voting on gun control bills before the Colorado Legislature, at the State Capitol, in Denver, Friday March 8, 2013. Colorado Democrats are on the cusp of advancing gun-control proposals Friday in a state balancing a history of heartbreaking shootings with a Western heritage where gun ownership is treasured by many. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
DENVER (AP) ? Colorado Democrats are moving ahead with expanding background checks on private firearm purchases and a new ban on gun ownership by people facing domestic-violence accusations.
The bills were given initial approval Friday in the state Senate.
The debate is being watched closely because some see it as a testing ground on how far the nation is willing to go with new gun laws in the wake of mass shootings in Connecticut and suburban Denver.
Colorado lawmakers also are debating limits on the size of ammunition magazines. Supporters face powerful opposition from gun-rights advocates.
Democrats hold an advantage in the Colorado Senate and can pass the bills by a narrow margin. But Republicans need only three Democrats to vote no to defeat any bill.
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