Fury Grows Over Colorado's New Gun Laws

yahoo ^ | Thu, Mar 21, 2013 | Susan Graybeal

[Red Steel]

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed three pieces of gun control legislation into law on Wednesday. The signings were met with anger, legal challenges and even a petition to recall Hickenlooper. Here are the details.

The three bills that have now become law require payments for background checks, universal background checks and the prohibition of large-capacity magazines.

In a statement issued upon the signing of HB 13-1224, which prohibits large-capacity ammunition magazines, Hickenlooper wrote, "we acknowledge that some have expressed concerns about the vagueness of the law's definition of "large-capacity magazine." By its terms, the law does make illegal any magazine manufactured or purchased after July 1, 2013, that is capable of accepting, or is designed to be readily converted to accept more than 15 rounds of ammunition."

Hickenlooper stated that his office is directing the Colorado Department of Public Safety to consult with the Office of the Attorney General to draft and issue technical guidance on how law enforcement agencies should interpret and enforce the law. He said that guidance is expected to be done by the law's July 1 effective date.

Already ... with the lead plaintiffs being sheriffs from around Colorado who state that the law violates the Second Amendment

Earlier this week, the Denver Post reported that Weld County Sheriff John Cooke said he wouldn't enforce the new gun-control measures. His announcements follow criticism from other sheriffs, including Terry Maketa of El Paso County and Justin Smith of Larimer County.

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The posting from Magpul went on to encourage Colorado residents to "take the state back through recalls, ballot initiatives, and the 2014 election to undo these wrongs against responsible citizens."

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An additional recall effort is underway for the Democratic Colorado Senate President, John Morse of Senate District 11, which covers El Paso County.

[Sacajaweau]

Neener, neener....NY beat you...and now our Gov is enjoying his crow.

[kitkat]

THREE WAYS TO DESTROY A COUNTRY:

1. TAKE OVER THE MEDIA........................ DONE
2. FLOOD THE COUNTRY WITH MONEY...... DONE
3. TAKE AWAY THE GUNS.......................... WORKING ON IT

[LouAvul]

They need to get rid of those stinking kalifornians. Anybody from kalifornistan in the last 25 years should be deported. Oregon and Washington State need to do likewise, as does Austin and Tulsa.

[FlingWingFlyer]

And while the loopy chicken is signing these new “laws” in violation of the Second Amendment, his boy, the Aurora shooter is converting to Islam. Some gig you got going there, Skippy.

[bigheadfred]

This means of course that all federal and state agencies have to comply. Right?

[3Fingas]

Not all Californians are/were bad. The great conservative who runs this site is from there. :-D So, lets aim our political blunderbusses at the liberals emanating from that oppressed state.

[matt04]

Meanwhile in CT Malloy is trying to out do Cuomo.

[Red Steel]

Mark Levin just read from this article. :-)

[Nateman]

Jim Robinson is a Californian. It’s true though that after liberals have messed up a place they move on to start the process all over again.

[matt04]

Sadly, when they do they are always clueless why the place they left is so messed up.

[Inyo-Mono]

Thanks. It gets really old to keep hearing about how bad California is when it was Libs from out of state that came here and messed it up in the first place. Many don't seem to realize that most of California is rural, full of hunters and outdoorsmen. Unfortuately, it is the big cities along the coast full of Liberal out of state transplants and illegal immigrants that ruin this state.

[samadams2000]

So everyone is going to buy all the high capacity magazines they can find. But how will law enforcement know if a Magazine is made before or after July 2013?

[skeeter]

Its time for civil disobedience.

Disobedience to tyrants is obedience to God.

[Cololeo]

Isn’t making someone pay a fee to exercise a right unconstitutional, sort of like a poll tax???

[skeeter]

It gets really old to keep hearing about how bad California is when it was Libs from out of state that came here and messed it up in the first place.

It is tiresome. Those of us who've been here a few decades know how simplistic & ignorant that attitude really is.

Like most places the balance between libs and conservatives was pretty well balanced in this state up until just a few years ago.

What changed it was foreign immigration. Heavy handed statism is just more acceptable, even desirable, in the countries these people came from.

And the democrat party is more attractive to them for obvious reasons.

[eartick]

ooooo, things are nasty in Koolaidrodo /s

Someone is going to slap someone.......and leave a mark

[Iron Munro]

THREE WAYS TO DESTROY A COUNTRY:

Or take the shortcut and just vote democrat.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

The big cities are the problem everywhere and always have been.

"The mobs of great cities add just so much to the support of pure government, as sores do to the strength of the human body. It is the manners and spirit of a people which preserve a republic in vigor. A degeneracy in these is a canker which soon eats to the heart of its laws and constitution". Thomas Jefferson

[mountainlion]

So everyone is going to buy all the high capacity magazines they can find. But how will law enforcement know if a Magazine is made before or after July 2013?

One Sheriff said he would assume that all were made before the ban.