Colorado’s gun-control recall - Second Amendment restrictions trigger pushback in the Rockies

Washington Times ^ | August 20, 2013 | Jon Caldara

[neverdem]

To someone living on the coasts, the fight in Colorado over gun control — often called by its repackaged name, "gun violence" — might be hard to understand.

Restrictions on gun-magazine capacities and background checks for all gun transfers might sound benign. So how could it lead to the first recall elections in the state's history?

Colorado has more guns than people. More than 100,000 men and women hold concealed-carry permits, so people here largely know how guns actually work. Consequently, we are less likely to be rattled from the emotional spin of anti-gun hysteria. We know guns that look "mean" aren't actually military machine guns, that they function like any other semi-automatic gun (pull the trigger once and only one bullet comes out), that the ammunition they use isn't "high-powered," and so on.

We also know the pain of mass shootings better than most communities. We suffered and grieved over the Columbine High School shooting more than a decade ago. That horror put us through the emotional "blame the gun" gambit. However, when the grieving was done, and with the wisdom that comes from perspective, we learned that mental health maladies were at the center of the carnage.

So when a horrific shooting took place in a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., last year, we were sadly familiar with the emotional process and the anti-gun opportunists who would try to exploit our grief. We were not surprised to learn the accused killer had deep mental health issues.

Reportedly, his problems were so severe that his psychotherapist at the University of Colorado contacted the police to warn them he was a danger to others. That's where the system broke down. With no criminal record, he passed background checks for gun purchases. This tragedy might have been stopped if we had...

[Deathtomarxists]

has anyone else noticed how the number of postings on freerepublic has taken a nose dive over the last few months? Why are people abandoning the sight all of a sudden? Is there another up somewhere they are moving too?

[reg45]

The server has been having issues which makes it more difficult to do posts. Also there is not a national election going on which may appear as a lack of interest.

[SatinDoll]

This article emphasized that the recalled politicians are collecting more political donations than their opponents.

So what!

That is probably out-of-state money trying to impose their left-wing ideas on Colorado’s people.

Screw ‘em.