Colorado AWB Soon

[BlackViper]

Link to additional information re Gun Bills etc. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/COGunIssues/messages

BV

[skydivr]

It ain't over til it's over. Interestingly enough, it appears WY is solidly on the other side of the fence on this issue.

I think CO became the favorite of the California liberal crowd, and they transplanted there bringing their same foolish liberal ideas with them, and are not going to mess that state up too.

[duradster]

The Durango Herald is reporting that the Republicans are the first to introduce bills related to gun issues. I personally don't believe they can pass the democrat controlled house and senate but at least we are on the offensive. Here they are:

Senate Bill 9: Allows school boards to adopt policies that let people with concealed-weapons permits carry handguns on school grounds.

SB 62: Holds a business liable for damages from a shooting if the business prevents its customers from carrying guns and does not provide armed security.

House Bill 1043: Expands the definition of a “deadly weapon” to include unloaded guns.

HB 1048: Allows business owners and employees to use deadly force against intruders.

HB 1085: Allows people convicted of nonviolent felonies to carry guns.

[ryr8828]

Surely to God if we can hold them off in the suckass state of IL you can hold them off in Colorado.

[Magic_Salad0892]

The Durango Herald is reporting that the Republicans are the first to introduce bills related to gun issues. I personally don't believe they can pass the democrat controlled house and senate but at least we are on the offensive. Here they are:

Senate Bill 9: Allows school boards to adopt policies that let people with concealed-weapons permits carry handguns on school grounds.

SB 62: Holds a business liable for damages from a shooting if the business prevents its customers from carrying guns and does not provide armed security.

House Bill 1043: Expands the definition of a “deadly weapon” to include unloaded guns.

HB 1048: Allows business owners and employees to use deadly force against intruders.

HB 1085: Allows people convicted of nonviolent felonies to carry guns.

I favor all of those. Especially the, allow business owners/employees deadly force, and nonviolent felons one. A friend of mine is busting his ass getting a felony marijuana charge from years ago removed.

[BlackViper]

Looks like the calls and letters may be having an effect.

http://thecoloradoobserver.com/2013/...ntrol-message/

Keep em coming..

BV

[BlackViper]

Link for Colorado gun issues.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/COGunIssues/

BV

[kerplode]

FYI...several bills introduced on 2/7:
HB13-1224 - Magazine capacity restrictions

HB13-1226 - Prohibiting concealed carry on college campuses

HB13-1228- Fees for CBI background checks

HB13-1229 - Background checks for all transfers

[Smash]

FYI...several bills introduced on 2/7:
HB13-1224 - Magazine capacity restrictions

HB13-1226 - Prohibiting concealed carry on college campuses

HB13-1228- Fees for CBI background checks

HB13-1229 - Background checks for all transfers

So I just read the large capacity magazine portion.

"A person may possess a large-capacity magazine if he or she owns the large-capacity magazine on the effective date of the bill and maintains continuous possession of the large-capacity magazine."

Is this a "as long as you have a gun that was created before the date of the ban they can't really prove you didn't have it" type of ban?

[SPQR476]

In addition to the national battle to protect our firearms rights, many states are currently engaged in their own fights. Here in CO, a state with a strong heritage of firearm and other personal freedoms, we are facing some extreme challenges to firearms rights. We have been engaged in dialogue with legislators here presenting our arguments to stop legislation from even being introduced, but our efforts did not deter those of extreme views.

After the NRAs visit last week, several anti-freedom bills were introduced by CO legislators, and a very aggressive timeline has been set forth in moving these bills forward.

The bills include:
HB 1229, Background checks for Gun Transfers--a measure to prohibit private sales between CO residents, and instead require a full FFL transfer, including a 4473.

HB 1228, Payment for Background Checks for Gun Transfers-- a measure that would require CO residents to pay for the back logged state-run CBI system (currently taking 3 times the federally mandated wait time for checks to occur) instead of using the free federal NICS checks.

And finally, HB 1224, Prohibiting Large Capacity Ammunition Magazines--a measure that bans the possession, sale, or transfer of magazines over 10 round capacity. The measures and stipulations in this bill would deprive CO residents of the value of their private property by prohibiting the sale or transfer of all magazines over 10 rounds. This bill would also prohibit manufacture of magazines greater than 10 rounds for commercial sale out of the state, and place restrictions on the manufacture of military and law enforcement magazines that would cripple production.

We'd like to ask all CO residents to please contact your state legislators and the members of the Judiciary Committee and urge them to kill these measures in committee, and to vote NO if they reach the floor.

We also ask you to show your support for the 2nd Amendment at the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb 12, for the magazine ban committee hearing and Wednesday,
Feb 13, for the hearing on the other measures.

Due to the highly restrictive language in HB 1224, if passed, and we remained here, this measure would require us to cease PMAG production on July 1, 2013.

In short, Magpul would be unable to remain in business as a CO company, and the over 200 jobs for direct employees and nearly 700 jobs at our subcontractors and suppliers would pick up and leave CO. Due to the structure of our operations, this would be entirely possible, hopefully without significant disruption to production.

The legislators drafting these measures do so in spite of the fact that nothing they are proposing will do anything to even marginally improve public safety in CO, and in fact, will leave law-abiding CO residents less able to defend themselves, strip away rights and property from residents who have done nothing wrong, and send nearly 1000 jobs and millions in tax revenue out of the state.

We like CO, we want to continue to operate in CO, but most of all, we want CO to remain FREE.

Please help us in this fight, and let your voices be heard!

We have included the contact information for the House Judiciary committee for your convenience:

House Judiciary Committee
Rep. Daniel Kagan, Chair: 303-866-2921, repkagan@gmail.com
Rep. Pete Lee, Vice Chair: 303-866-2932, pete.lee.house@state.co.us
Rep. John Buckner: 303-866-2944, john.buckner.house@state.co.us
Rep. Lois Court: 303-866-2967, lois.court.house@state.co.us
Rep. Bob Gardner, 303-866-2191, bob.gardner.house@state.co.us
Rep. Polly Lawrence, 303-866-2935, polly.lawrence.house@state.co.us
Rep. Mike McLachlan, 303-866-2914, mike.mclachlan.house@state.co.us
Rep. Rep Carole Murray, 303-866-2948, murrayhouse45@gmail.com
Rep. Brittany Pettersen, 303-866-2939, brittany.pettersen.house@state.co.us
Rep. Joseph Salazar, 303-866-2918, joseph.salazar.house@state.co.us
Rep. Jared Wright, 303-866-2583, jared.wright.house@state.co.us