# Shots fired at Denver marijuana holiday rally?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 21, 2013, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shots-fired-at-denver-marijuana-holiday-rally/656284 "2013-04-21T03:24:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shots-fired-at-denver-marijuana-holiday-rally/656284/1 "2013-04-21T03:24:22Z")

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It seems to be only reported on crazy leftist and drug themed sites at the moment. Oh, an CNN. Anyone know if it’s for real?

> **[2 shot at Denver marijuana rally](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/20/denver-pot-holiday/2098755/)**
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> Gunfire erupted at an annual marijuana celebration.

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> DENVER (AP) — Gunfire erupted at an annual U.S. marijuana celebration, injuring two people and scattering a crowd of thousands after they had just marked the first 4/20 counterculture holiday since Colorado legalized marijuana.
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> The man and woman who were shot were expected to survive, and police were looking for one or two suspects, Denver Police spokesman Sonny Jackson said Saturday evening.

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**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shots-fired-at-denver-marijuana-holiday-rally/656284/2 "2013-04-21T03:25:45Z")

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And let me just add…[Jesus, This Week](http://www.theonion.com/articles/jesus-this-week,32105/)!

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**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shots-fired-at-denver-marijuana-holiday-rally/656284/3 "2013-04-21T03:28:06Z")

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Duuude…

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shots-fired-at-denver-marijuana-holiday-rally/656284/4 "2013-04-21T03:33:27Z")

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Yeah, who would have thought bringing guns to a 4/20 celebration was a bad idea?

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**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shots-fired-at-denver-marijuana-holiday-rally/656284/5 "2013-04-21T04:06:05Z")

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> [@TriPolar](#):
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> Yeah, who would have thought bringing guns to a 4/20 celebration was a bad idea?

It’s about freedom, dude.

The Denver Post has pictures of the bloody aftermath. Nothing graphic, unless you freak out at a nosebleed.

[http://photos.denverpost.com/2013/04/20/photos-2-shot-at-denver-420-rally/](http://photos.denverpost.com/2013/04/20/photos-2-shot-at-denver-420-rally/)