The Colorado Senate voted nearly along party lines Tuesday to pass a bill expanding the state’s “red flag” law that lets ...

The Senate approved the measure on a near-party-line vote, 20-13. Sen. Nick Hinrichsen, of Pueblo, was the only Democrat to vote against the measure.

A bill in the Colorado legislature would expand the list of who can seek extreme risk protection orders from a court.

Colorado educators and others can already petition for someone’s guns to be temporarily confiscated. A new bill would allow K-12 schools, colleges, and hospitals to do the same.

Two years after the Lewiston mass shootings, voters approved a red flag law. Supporters say it’s a critical tool for preventing violence.