Lawsuits allege Colorado officials ignored ‘red flag’ laws before Club Q shooting

Victims of a deadly 2022 shooting attack on a gay nightclub in Colorado have sued local authorities, accusing them of failing to enforce a red flag gun law they say could have prevented the violence. The two lawsuits were announced on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Nov. 19, 2022 shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs that killed five people and injured another 25. Plaintiffs, including victims and some family members of victims, allege that former El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder and the county’s Board of Commissioners failed to use Colorado’s red flag law, “despite credible and actionable information about the shooter’s escalating threats and violent behavior.”Read More