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Checking In On Colorado Town Where Guns Are Required

Guns belonging to Richard Craig, who proposed Nucla, Colo.'s gun requirement. Craig, like many in Nucla, is a hunter with different guns for different game. (Ben Markus/CPR)
Guns belonging to Richard Craig, who proposed Nucla, Colo.'s gun requirement. Craig, like many in Nucla, is a hunter with different guns for different game. (Ben Markus/CPR)

Last year, the small town of Nucla, Colo., thrust itself into the Second Amendment spotlight. It required all households to own a gun.

Supporters of the measure said it was a non-issue because most of the town’s residents owned a gun already. But opponents say it has not helped the town’s image.

From the Here & Now Contributors Network, Colorado Public Radio’s Ben Markus reports.

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