One last chance: Colorado's governor

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Before you read this its meant as sarcasm mixed with "you did what".

The ATF form 4473 specifically says that if your a pot user you are disqualified from owning a firearm or at least purchasing one. Therefore as its now legal to smoke pot in CO it either makes the 4473 and federal law at odds with state law or it means CO's state legislature have screwed up due to smoking said weed
 
Wrote to our representatives

I have now written to all my state representatives and the governor several times via old style snail mail. Are they actually listening to anyone?
 
On the local level, state politicos are getting promised significant monies from national level players to be anti.
 
I have written letters, facebooked him and tried to get trhough on teh phone but the lines have been busy all day. Let's hope thats a good sign.
 
Doubtful it made a difference; this is as generic as it gets (made me grind my teeth for a minute):

Dear Trisha:

Thank you for writing regarding gun control in Colorado. This is an important subject, and we appreciate the time you took to share your thoughts and concerns.

Over the past year in Colorado and across the nation, we have experienced an unprecedented level of tragedy due to gun violence. The shooting that occurred in Aurora on the night of July 20, 2012, is an event that will remain in our hearts and minds forever. And while our lives will never be the same again, these experiences showed the strength and resilience of individuals to come together as a community. Now, as a community, we must come together to find ways we can prevent similar tragedies in the future.

Your letter is one of thousands we have received offering thoughts on everything from banning assault weapons, to increasing mental health availability, to the rights of citizens to carry concealed weapons. The diversity of opinions on how best to address this issue is proof positive that we should not shy away from this discussion. We are confident that through thoughtful and mindful debate we can find reasonable solutions that respect the rights of law-abiding Coloradans to own firearms while maintaining the health and safety of our communities.

In Colorado, individuals purchasing firearms at firearms dealerships and gun shows undergo background checks, and we believe that universal background checks will help ensure that guns don’t fall into the hands of those who would use them to harm themselves or others. This is a multifaceted issue and part of this dialogue should focus on mental health access. In addition to addressing firearms, we have also asked the Colorado General Assembly to support a comprehensive overhaul of our state’s mental health system so we can better deliver support and services to people sooner rather than later, and provide appropriate interventions.

This is a conversation that will continue throughout the course of this legislative session, so we also encourage you to share your thoughts with your legislators. To contact the House of Representatives, please call 303-866-2904. To contact the Senate, please call 303-866-2316. These contacts will direct your call to the appropriate office. Or, you can find your legislators online at http://www.colorado.gov/esri/webmaps/my-hood.html?webmap-id=a4838d49acca478e82f453d209bc81d9

Once again, thank you for your input, and for taking the time to contact our office. We will keep your thoughts in mind as we move forward.

Sincerely,


Office of Governor John W. Hickenlooper
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I'd like to see Colorado's voters get it put on a ballot and shoot it down that way. It would be a long and hard fight, but THAT would have a profound effect on the rest of the country in a DIFFERENT way.
 
So if you're OK mentally, you still shouldn't have "high" capacity magzines?

Dumb. Vindicitive. Vengeful. Yes, they're punishing the innocent and those likely to stay innocent.

Read this, if you don't want it to happen in your state. Money talks:

http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_14847759

Terry
 
Magpul makes an announcement on their Facebook page:

Apparently Gov Hickenlooper has announced that he will sign HB 1224 on Wednesday. We were asked for our reaction, and here is what we said:

We have said all along that based on the legal problems and uncertainties in the bill, as well as general principle, we will have no choice but to leave if the Governor signs this into law. We will start our transition out of the state almost immediately, and we will prioritize moving magazine manufacturing operations first. We expect the first PMAGs to be made outside CO within 30 days of the signing, with the rest to follow in phases. We will likely become a multi-state operation as a result of this move, and not all locations have been selected. We have made some initial contacts and evaluated a list of new potential locations for additional manufacturing and the new company headquarters, and we will begin talks with various state representatives in earnest if the Governor indeed signs this legislation. Although we are agile for a company of our size, it is still a significant footprint, and we will perform this move in a manner that is best for the company and our employees.

It is disappointing to us that money and a social agenda from outside the state have apparently penetrated the American West to control our legislature and Governor, but we feel confident that Colorado residents can still take the state back through recalls, ballot initiatives, and the 2014 election to undo these wrongs against responsible Citizens.
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I have never had the courtesy of a reply to any thing I have written to the governor, and very seldom from any of my representatives.
 
Hickenlooper could care less about our letters OR these polls. "by the people for the people"? yea right.

You know, there's another post on this forum talking about "single issue voters" and moves like this are going to FORCE that.. unfortunately, the candidates who support 2A rights *might* also bring with them a laundry list of bad policies should they be elected and that will be the fault of the gun grabbing Liberals.
 
I received the same letter Trish got in my email this morning, sigh... We're gonna have to spank these guys at the ballot box.... HARD.
 
I have sent many emails over the last month to the Colorado Congress members and the Governor. I sent 3 different emails today to the Governor. Not sure it will do any good because the Democrats across the nation are supporting these bills. But I tried, it is unfortunate the Colorado Congress is not supporting the people in Colorado.
 
My final letter to Hick:

I've tried the polite and reasonable appeals using logic and common sense. No more. Now I'll just remind the governor that East coast liberal money won't save him in the 2014 election if he signs these bills. Coloradoans are PISSED OFF. There is a very good chance these laws will be nullified in a number of ways after the fact, so the governor would do well to save face and veto. Signing these bills is political suicide in this state. Know that.
 
Signing these bills is political suicide in this state. Know that.
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Good!! But remember it will take a lot of work to make that happen. When the 2014 mid-term elections arrive there will have to be an unusually heavy vote in rural areas that support pro-gun rights candidates.
 
Wake up, Coloradoans!

Well, he will sign them in the morning. :cuss: Hope my neighbors get their state back. Legalizing pot by popular vote and passing more gun laws makes us nervous here in Nebraska. I hope there are enough conservatives in Colorado to get the gun grabbers and pot heads out of their government. :banghead:
Rod
 
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If the letter from Magpul's lawyer didn't sway him, then probably nothing will. (Although I doubt he read that letter - or any of the others).

Anyone know if Hick still owns any businesses, or has any he still has controlling interest in?
 
I remember some discussion earlier about recall initiatives involving state reps related to the CO gun control stuff. Is there a mechanism to call a recall vote on the governor as well?
 
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