a sideshow while taking his spawn on a ski trip...
Posted on 03/29/2013 4:01:08 PM PDT by Red Steel
DENVER (CBS4)- President Barack Obama is traveling to Colorado next week to discuss the state’s new gun control laws with law enforcement and community leaders.
The president met with relatives of victims of gun violence in Washington, DC on Thursday. He’s pushing for legislation that would expand background checks nationwide in hopes of avoiding another tragedy like what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary in December of last year.
“We need everybody to remember how we felt 100 days ago and make sure what we said at that time isn’t just a bunch of platitudes,” said Obama.
The event was part of a “National Day to Demand Action.” Gun control advocates rallied behind the president’s call.
Gun violence menaces all communities in Colorado and across the country. Whether urban, suburban or rural. And we need to do something about it,” said Golden Mayor Marjorie Sloan.
Those who oppose tighter restrictions are also making their voices heard.
Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith said he won’t enforce federal gun laws he believes are unconstitutional.
“I hope this is a turning point that the president isn’t out here on a campaign visit. Don’t come and preach to us. We don’t need that. We know our communities,” said Smith.
Obama is scheduled to come Wednesday. The White House says the president will meet with law enforcement and community leaders to discuss the gun control package signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper.
Colorado has gone farther than any state outside the northeast in passing new gun laws. The state now prohibits the sale of magazines that hold more than 15 bullets and requires background checks for all private gun sales. Democrats passed the laws over strong Republican objections. Democrats said they were reacting to massacres at an Aurora movie theater and a Connecticut elementary school. Obama has been unable to get similar measures through Congress.
The latest CBS News poll shows American support for stricter gun laws has fallen since the Sandy Hook shooting from 57 to 47 percent.
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a sideshow while taking his spawn on a ski trip...
I know how I felt when you jumped on national TV to demagogue gun control before the ME had even been allowed to do into the school. Take your Kenyan Killer Klown act somewhere else.
I doubt he would come to say, Texas or Oklahoma, to spew his views.......
He’s preaching to the choir in most of Colorado.
I looked up the numbers today...
I was thinking so long as my car is parked in the garage, it isn’t killing me or anyone else on the road. As long as my legally owned gun is here inside my house, it isn’t killing me or anyone else. If I drive on Los Angeles freeways, I am in danger and I endanger other people, just by driving a car there, while my gun is still inside my house. I do not see how my GUN is so dangerous! I think cars are a much greater danger to people in America.
About 3,000 babies are killed every day in the US by abortion = 360,000 babies die annually in US due to abortion
Over 98,000 people die annually in US due to Avoidable Medical Errors
Over 40,000 people killed in car accidents annually in US (probably MOST of those on L A freeways)
Around 30,000 die annually due to gun shot
The hell he is.
Gun control backlash in CO.
Sheriff Maketa releases statement regarding gun control stance
Historically, any citizen would be allowed to speak if they arrived at the Capitol early and signed up on testimony records. Although sign up sheets were in place and citizens including myself signed up, we were completely disregarded. Minutes after I signed up to testify, I learned a different process would be utilized and testimony was based on three categories: experts, preferred witnesses, and public witnesses. No explanation was provided to define expert or preferred witness. I was told this decision was made by the senate president and the chairperson of the hearing committee. Additionally, experts would have no time constraints and all others would be restricted to three minutes.
As I made my way out of the Capitol, I was shocked at the number of people who attended these hearings. It's estimated the number of people in attendance reached 1,000. I spoke to several and was told they just wanted their voice to be heard.
I am not sharing this because of the outcome of the hearings that day; rather I am sharing this because of the process implemented and the faces of all those citizens that were never permitted to participate in the process. Government is supposed to be by the people, for the people and on this day, they were crushed and kicked to the side. Special interest coalitions and hand picked experts with no relevant expertise trumped our citizens.
Shocking email: Dems threaten Colo. sheriffs’ salaries over gun control
Sheriff Terry Maketa to file charges against Colorado Democrat leadership
Colorado sheriff says new state gun laws won't be enforced
Recall effort begins; Petition aims to oust McLachlan (Anti-Gun Colorado Dem State Rep.)
The Basic Freedom Defense Fund Three recall efforts underway for Rep. McLachlan, Sen. Morse and Sen. Hudak.
Petition to recall Governor Hickenlooper:
Poll at the Denver Post on the proposed Magazine Ban.
Vast majority support repeal of mag ban.
Denver Post rigs poll. (read posts that follow that)
I know how I felt on Sept 11, 2012 when I knew you let people die because you were just to busy.
I know how I feel that you do not care diddly squat about the 100s of black kids are killed by illegal guns, yet it wasn’t until some white kids were killed you seemed to care.
Who are you directing that at?
“I know how I felt on Sept 11, 2012 when I knew you let people die because you were just to busy.
know how I feel that you do not care diddly squat about the 100s of black kids are killed by illegal guns, yet it wasn’t until some white kids were killed you seemed to care.”
Who was too busy and doing what?
Blacks don’t care blacks kill each other so why should anyone else?
You sound like a kooky conspiracy theorist.
FUBO.
obama
OK. Dittos! ;-)
“He’s pushing for legislation that would expand background checks nationwide in hopes of avoiding another tragedy like what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary in December of last year.”
so a background check would’ve prevented the massacre at Sandy Hook?? the obama stenographers at the AP are doing all they can to push obama’s lies....
He’s preaching to the choir in most of Colorado.
President You Didn't Build That is preaching to the choir in Denver, which wants to be the San Francsico of the Rocky Mountains, but not Colorado.
Always the electoral college swing states. Just sayin
You have no right to complain about obama.
Your stealth support for him during the election via your tiresome ‘anybody but Romney’ mantra will not be forgotten soon.
Thank you TigersEye
A communist, a muslim, and a charlatan walk into a bar.
The bartender says, “What’ll it be, Mr. President?
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