President Obama will commend Colorado for passing new gun control measures during a speech Wednesday in Denver, according to excerpts of the President’s remarks released by the White House. Colorado recently placed limits on gun magazines and expanded background checks for gun purchases. The legislation was a response to a mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., where 12 people died in July 2012.
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