In 2019 , an RMPBS " Insight with John Ferrugia " investigation into unlimited access to firearms by mentally ill persons entitled “ Imminent Danger ” was honored with the duPont-Columbia Award for public service journalism . Elements of the investigation were aired by the PBS Newshour and shown in a Colorado legislative hearing to explain why a law allowing temporary removal of firearms from the mentally ill is necessary . A so-called " red flag " bill was signed into Colorado law in 2019 . While his principal job is investigative reporting , Ferrugia has been involved in reporting major national stories for the past two decades , including the Columbine school killings and subsequent investigation ; reporting from the courtroom of the Oklahoma City bombing trials ; reporting from the floor of both Democratic and Republican National Conventions ; producing and reporting a series on Homeland Security after the 2001 terrorists attacks including his first person reports of humanitarian aide , flying over Afghanistan following the U.S. invasion ; and investigating the 2012 Aurora shooting at a metro area theater
Oklahoma City bombing
Oklahoma City bombing
John Ferrugia