DENVER — This November, Coloradans have several decisions to make, ranging from the next president of the United States to hyperlocal issues.
One of those issues is Proposition KK, which asks voters if they support or oppose raising state taxes by $39 million annually to fund mental health services for certain groups of people, including veterans, at-risk youth, and domestic violence survivors.
A 6.5% excise tax would be placed on gun manufacturers, gun retail stores, and ammunition vendors. The businesses would decide how they wanted to pay the tax, meaning they could either absorb it and pay it themselves or pass it along to the consumer.
Cooper Dayton was an outspoken advocate for gun violence prevention long before he was shot.
“It was June 25, 2022,” Dayton said. “I was walking home from an Avs Stanley Cup game. I believe it was Game Five.”
Dayton was walking alongside the Colorado State Capitol when he was mugged by a group of men near the intersection of Grant Street and Colfax Avenue. He was shot through the chest.