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- ↑ Bedayn, Jesse (February 23, 2023). "Colorado, other states look to remove legal protections for gun industry". Sentinel Colorado . Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ↑ "Javier Mabrey". Colorado General Assembly . Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ↑ Luning, Ernest (April 13, 2021). "Housing advocate Javier Mabrey launches bid for Democratic nod in Colorado's House District 1". ColoradoPolitics. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
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