Uncertainty surrounds bill banning socalled assault weapons in Colorado

DENVER — Democratic state lawmakers advanced four major gun reform bills this session, with the Colorado House of Representatives even holding rare weekend sessions to get it done. But a proposal to ban so-called assault weapons is facing some uncertainty after a committee hearing was suddenly canceled. The largest package of gun reform bills in a decade may soon be headed to the governor’s desk. This week, lawmakers could take final votes on amendments to the bills. The bills remove legal protections from gunmakers, expand the state’s red flag law, require a three-day waiting period, and raise the minimum age…