Military Weapons

Anastasia Adair accidentally kills herself with new assault rifle

On a day when representatives of more than fifty county sheriffs will hold a news conference announcing a lawsuit against Colorado's new gun-control laws comes a tragic reminder of how dangerous semi-automatic weapons can be -- even to those who own them. The victim: Anastasia Adair, 22, who appear ... More >>

USA Pro Cycling Challenge promotes the art of pedaling

Denver blog posts understand completely. Denver Egotist promotes a USA Pro Cycling Challenge poster contest. Does the poster seen here look like a winner to you? Coyote Gulch offers the latest drought assessment. Square State's Zappatero: If only the two year old had an AR-15....

Gun control: John Hickenlooper calls for debate following Newtown school shooting

In the immediate aftermath of the Aurora theater shooting, Governor John Hickenlooper said it was too soon to talk about gun control. He remained virtually silent until, in a Thursday interview calling for a debate on the topic. One day later, the unimaginable shooting in Connecticut that claimed th ... More >>

Aurora theater shooting: 12 dead, 59 injured, chief won't address Joker rumors

Update below: During a just-completed news conference about last night's shooting at the Aurora Town Center Century 16 during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises, Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates was asked by numerous national reporters to confirm reports that accused gunman James Holmes had ... More >>

Aurora theater shooting: James Holmes bought four guns in two months and 6k rounds of ammo

James Holmes, the 24-year-old suspect in the Aurora theater shooting, legally bought four guns at metro gun shops in the last sixty days, Aurora police Chief Dan Oates said at a press conference tonight. Holmes also bought more than 6,000 rounds of ammunition off the Internet, Oates said, including ... More >>

The Gluten Gladiator will tell you how to defeat wheat

Brian Gansmann has been in the food-marketing business for more than two decades, a career that includes a stint on the creative team that came up with the porkerific slogan "The Other White Meat." So he knew what to do when he was first diagnosed with celiac disease: He went to the library to lear ... More >>

Dan Baum's book in the making, Guns Gone Wild, already has gun guys up in arms

Boulder author Dan Baum is a gun owner, and his most recent work, a companion piece to his upcoming book Guns Gone Wild that was released as a Kindle Single, makes an argument that most gun owners would seemingly support: that the AR-15 rifle is fun, a beacon of hope in a sinking gun market that doe ... More >>

Grenade wrapped in duct tape found in Colorado Springs park: Happy Valentine's Day!

Flickr​What to get that special someone on Valentine's Day? Candy and flowers are so played out -- so how about a hand grenade? Granted, we don't know for certain that the grenade found at Colorado Springs' Memorial Park yesterday morning was intended as a gift. But it was wrapped -- in duct t ... More >>

Medical marijuana: Will Kevin Grimsinger's false stories hurt MMJ campaign for PTSD?

Kevin Grimsinger.​Last week, Sensible Colorado's Brian Vicente decried the health department's rejection of a petition to add post traumatic stress order to conditions that can be treated by medical marijuana. Along the way, he specifically cited Kevin Grimsinger, a veteran who'd become the po ... More >>

Pinalcchio

Renowned forensics experts say a Pinal County, Arizona deputy's high-profile tale about getting shot after encountering drug smugglers doesn't add up

Hiroshima and Nagasaka bombings: 65th anniversary to be marked by prayers at Capitol

​The Capitol steps have been busy places lately, playing host to everything from announcements about breathable plutonium at Rocky Flats and a new Bill Ritter and Lance Armstrong-touted pro bike race to the celebration of yesterday's Prop 8 ruling. But at 3 p.m. on Sunday, a group will mark tw ... More >>

Tom Cruise won't stop talking in Knight and Day

Rocky Flats judgment appealed while plaintiffs wait... and wait

​Plutonium lasts forever, and so do legal cases involving Rocky Flats. Yesterday, 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges Stephen Anderson, Jerome Holmes and Michael Murphy heard arguments in the appeal of the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant class-action lawsuit -- filed by neighbors of t ... More >>

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Lockheed's spin on impending layoffs at Jeffco facility

An image from Lockheed Martin Space Systems' website.​Lockheed Martin Space Systems' Waterton Canyon facility has served as a major economic engine for southern Jefferson County for decades, and it will no doubt continue to do so -- but its horsepower is due for a reduction. The firm plans to ... More >>

Because BOOM ain't enough, now there's the chile grenade

This is not the bhut of chile jokesWe live, as the Chinese might say, in interesting times.  And one of the consequences of living in interesting times is the interesting ways in which the world's police forces, armies and weaponsmiths devise new ways for hurting each other.  Thus, do ... More >>

Iwrestledabearonce

Friday, May 22, Marquis Theater, 1-866-468-7621.

Over the weekend: Napalm Death at Marquis Theater

Napalm Death, Coliseum, Toxic Holocaust and KataklysmSaturday, May 9, 2009Marquis Theater, DenverBetter Than: A straightforward metal show.The last time I saw Coliseum, the band had played at a warehouse space with Motheater. For this show, even though it was a more conventional setting, these guys ... More >>

Q&A with Barney Greenway from Napalm Death

Photo: Brooke BullardIn this week's Rough Mixes entry focusing on Napalm Death, we only printed highlights of Tom Murphy's recent conversation with Barney Greenway. The two of them actually had a fairly extensive conversation in which Greenway discussed the influence of My Bloody Valentine and other ... More >>

Meet Napalm Death, grindcore's progenitors

Brujeria

Friday, November 28, 3 Kings Tavern, 303-777-7352.

More Pieces of the Matthew Murray Puzzle

White House Press Secretary Dana Perino Won't Be Taking Cuban Missile Crisis For $200, Alex

Paciolan, October 22

The Nicaraguan Pistol Team

Three's a Charm

A promising glimpse of the next Halo.

Only Crime

Friday, January 26, Marquis Theater, 1-866-468-7621.

Blast Beats, Dark Harmonies and Monstrous Melodies

The Top 10 Heavy Metal Albums of 2006.

Watch Your Step

Girl Crazy

Terra Ramirez knows what it's like to be a victim -- and to victimize.

Agape

Wednesday, August 16, Monkey Mania, 303-292-4370.

Kreator

Friday, March 3, Bluebird Theater, 303-322-2308.

Virtual Quagmire

RPG

Fulltime (Arclight)

Best Painting Solo -- Emerging Artist

Brandon Borchert: Random Art Two

Napalm Death

Leaders Not Followers: Part 2 (Century Media)

Converge

Tuesday, October 19, Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 303-297-1772.

Red, White, Orange and Blue

The Broncos call in a $20,000 air strike for patriotism.

Best Place to See a B-52 Bomber (This Side of Iraq)

Wings Over the Rockies Museum

Flaming Wreck

Owen Wilson goes Behind Enemy Lines and lands on familiar terrain.

Let Freedom -- and Gunshots -- Ring

In the wake of last week's terrorist attack, local big-gun lovers were deadly serious about staging their Fun Shoot.

Send in the Clown

Carl Kabat has a sacred mission that could land him in jail -- and outside the priesthood.

Spies, Lies & Portable Tapes

The feds were already suspicious of scientist Wen Ho Lee. Then they discovered he’d downloaded every secret in the nuclear arsenal.

Bob Brown

Have Gun, Will Travel

End-of-School Sale

How a mad dash to a Wyoming arms dealer helped Boulder quell its riots.

No. 1 With a Bullet

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