Colorado Is Getting Stupid

[Old Hunter]

Colorado State Legislature Moving Forward with Gun Control Bills
Saturday, February 16, 2013 by Richard Abramson
Yesterday the Colorado House passed four new gun control bills on voice votes. The official vote will happen on Monday.

There are a series of town hall meetings (see below) this weekend that you can participate in and let your voice be heard. You can also contact your representatives and let them know how you view the proposed legislation.

Here are summaries of the 4 bills. It is our position that none of these bills will have any significant impact on violent crime and will only infringe the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens.

· HB-1224: Bans all magazines that hold more than 15 rounds.

· HB-1226: Bans armed self-defense on college campuses; expanding criminal safe-zones to all state college and university campuses.

· HB-1228: Imposes a Jim Crow-style gun tax on all purchases. This legislation has no limit on the amount the CBI could charge for a background check.

· HB-1229: Bans the private sale of firearms and institutes universal background checks / gun registration for all Colorado gun owners.

What can you do? We have some suggestions for you.

First – Please contact your State Representative TODAY, and politely remind them that you are watching how they vote. Urge them to vote NO on HB-1224, HB-1226, HB-1228 and HB-1229. Your State Representatives can be found here.

Second – There will be a series of Town Hall meetings starting today. Show up and let your voice be heard. Be respectful and polite while you exercise your First Amendment right to protect your Second Amendment right. Here is a list of the town hall meetings.

Cherry Hills Village:

Town Hall Meeting with Rep. Daniel Kagan
Cherry Hills Village Community Center, 2460 East Quincy Ave, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 80113
Monday, Feb. 18, 2013 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Denver:

Town hall Meeting with Representative Pabon and Senator Guzman
The Puppet House, 3156 W. 38th Avenue, Denver, CO 80211
Saturday, February 16, 9am-11:30am

Colorado Health Care & Immigration Reform w/ Senator Aguilar
First Universalist Church of Denver, 4100 E. Hampden Ave, Denver, CO 80113
Sunday, February 17, 12:30pm – 2:00pm

Fort Collins:

Community Conversation with Representatives Fischer and Ginal Senator Kefalas
Genoa Coffee & Wine, 2614 S. Timberline Road, #104, Ft. Collins, CO 80525
Saturday, February 16, 9-10am

Golden:

Golden Town Hall Meeting with Senator Nicholson
Golden City Hall, 911 10th Street, Golden, CO 80401
Sat, February 16, 10am – 12pm

Greeley:

Town hall Meeting with Representative Young
North Range Behavioral Health Administration Building, 1300 North 17th Avenue, Greeley, CO 80631
Saturday, Feb. 16, 10:00 a.m. to Noon

Leadville:

Town hall Meeting with Representative Hamner
Leadville Colorado Mountain College, 901 South Hwy 24, Leadville, CO 80461
Saturday Feb. 16, 2013 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Pueblo:

Community Conversation with Senator Giron
Rawlings Library, 100 East Abriendo, Pueblo, CO
Saturday, February 16, 10:00am – 11:30am

Superior:

Superior Town Hall w/ Senator Nicholson
Superior Town Hall Building, 124 East Coal Creek Drive, Superior, CO 80027
Saturday, February 16, 2pm – 4pm

Westminster:

Town hall Meeting w/Representative Reniston and Senators Ulibarri & Tochtrop
Ciancio's, 9650 Sheridan Blvd., Westminster, CO 80219
Saturday, February 16, 10:00am – 10:30am

Town hall Meeting w/Representative Kraft-Tharp and Senator Hudak
Covenant Village, 9153 Yarrow Street, Westminster, CO 80021
Saturday, February 16, 10:30am – 12:00pm

Community Conversation w/Senators Tochtrop & Ulibarri
Ciancio's, 9650 Sheridan Blvd, Westminster, CO 80219
Sat, February 16, 6:00pm – 6:30pm

Third – Contact your state and federal representatives and let your voice be heard. Here are two options that will allow you to accomplish this quickly and easily.

· NRA-ILA - Write your Representatives.

· Ruger – Take Action Now!

· Colorado General Assembly – Find Phone Numbers Here.

Get involved this weekend and let your voice be heard!

Centennial Gun Club

 

[ssliger]

Not from Colorado, but this stuff affects us all. Thanks for the info Pete!

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

This is what happens when we get a majority of people in the state living in the I 25 corridor from Colo Springs north. They control what goes on in the legislature and don't give a hoot about hunting or shooting, just legalizing grass!

 

[kcaves]

This is what happens when we get a majority of people in the state living in the I 25 corridor from Colo Springs north. They control what goes on in the legislature and don't give a hoot about hunting or shooting, just legalizing grass!

Hey now I live in the I 25 corridor, just way north of all of that. Wyoming welcomes guns

 

[Old Hunter]

I'm going to blame Boulder.

 

[dying to kill]

idk guys i love colorado its a great state with an amazing play ground, but seriously who is running the place? It keeps getting closer and closer to being called california.

 

[AKaviator]

Pete,

Great Post and very well said. It's great to see someone not just gripe, but to actually provide information and contacts that we can use to protect our rights!

Thank you!

 

[Old Hunter]

I can't take credit for writing the post. I'm just passing it along on all the forums i'm on.

 

[dustin ray]

Colorado is a great state but you guys that live there better watch out this kinda stuff is the tip of the ice burg when it comes to the left and i would beat that the Colorado State Legislature behind this all have a (D) next to there name. Look at CA and theres your future i live here and it sucks

 

[wapiti66]

This talk gets scarier by the second, I urge all of you coloradans to contact your state reps and let them know passing these bills will impact their next election heavily. Even if you don't live in colorado you should contact your state officials and let them know how you stand on these issues and that you will vote based on their stance for gun rights. NRA makes it REALLY easy to do this, they actually sent me a petition to sign and return to my state reps. (in KS). Extra contributions were not necessary but I'd encourage giving something to help them fight this huge battle on their hands. Not only are the left trying to take walk all over the 2ND ammendment, they are walking on the entire constitution if they are succesful and our freedoms will continue to dissolve. .BE HEARD. Thanks for the post OH

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

I have contacted all my state reps and they know my positions. Incidentally, that all have an (R) by their name. Also visit the Ruger website, they have a petition to sign that will automatically go to all YOUR representatives (e.g county, state & federal).

 

[wapiti66]

I just went through the Ruger process also...took about a minute, easy, straightforward. I believe most people TALKING on this thread have done at least one of these petitions...Im talking to the other 500 people that read and never reply.

 

[Muleys 24/7]

Hopfully you guys in colorado can get those bills turned down. All of us here in CA, are fighting a looseing battle when it come's to our freedom's.

 

[Matthoek21]

Thanks guys for all the good info. My dad told me about this today. Sad sad sad... Amazing what that group of so called educated "Some Beaches" along the I-25 corridor can do to erode everything this country was built upon. Gotta do something!

 

[BKC]

Looks like someone is starting to play hardball ! http://www.denverpost.com/recommended/ci_22601993

 

[canvsbk]

The Ruger thing takes 2 minutes....everybody should do it!

 

[ssliger]

Just submitted thru the Ruger website, could not be more easy. Please everyone do this!

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

Sad day today....all 4 bills passed the assembly today (Just barely in some cases) on a mostly party vote. The lib Dems up in Denver got their way.

 

[trkytrack2]

This is what happens when the Republican voters sit on their a**es and gun owners and hunters don't vote. The state is under the control of the left. Nobody to blame but yourselves. You better turn it around in 2016 or your going to really regret it.

 

[N.Y.ArcheryMadMan]

If you think those are Bad move to New York it is Worse.....