EVERGREEN, Colo. — Colorado lawmakers are proposing new legislation in response to the circumstances that led up to the Evergreen High School shooting. Leaders at both the state and federal levels are working on bills that would mandate social media companies respond to a search warrant from law enforcement within 24 hours.
They currently have 30 days. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said that is often extended, and it can take up to 90 days.
Colorado Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen is spearheading the legislation in Washington, D.C., while State Rep. Tammy Story is leading the charge in the Colorado General Assembly. They both gathered at the Wulf Recreation Center in Evergreen on Monday morning to speak on the effort.
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They said the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was looking into a concerning social media post, reported by the Anti Defamation League (ADL) in New York, two months before the Evergreen High School shooting occurred.
ADL reported the video threatening Evergreen to the FBI on July 5, and the FBI requested multiple search warrants that didn't yield information until hours after the high school shooting had already happened.
Rep. Story said she plans to introduce the bill at the state level to the Colorado General Assembly in the coming weeks.
"It does not ask companies to take down posts or shut down websites. It just asks the information moves fast enough to save lives," Rep. Story said.
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