Democratic state Sen. Angela Giron gives her concession speech after... ((AP Photo/Brennan Linsley))
DENVER—Colorado voters ousted two state lawmakers Tuesday in first-ever recall elections that came in reaction to the Democrats' support for tougher gun laws in the aftermath of last year's mass shootings in Aurora and Newtown, Conn. Senate President John Morse of Colorado Springs and Sen. Angela Giron of Pueblo lost their jobs as lawmakers in an election seen as a national measure of popular support for gun legislation. They were replaced by two gun-rights Republicans. Angered by new limits on ammunition magazines and expanded background checks, gun rights activists filed enough voter signatures for the recall elections—the first for state legislators since Colorado adopted the procedure in 1912. The recalls prevailed 
  
      

Colorado Senate President John Morse, D-Colorado Springs, heads to the stage to concede defeat in his legislative recall race in Colorado Springs
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