http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/colorado/ en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 10:16:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3021530/posts Daniele Perazzi, president of the Italian Perazzi Shotguns firm, was taken into custody yesterday by Adams County Deputies [see update, below] along with several prototype shotguns. The executive was picked up in the parking lot of the Denver Merchandise Mart, hosting the high-end Colorado Gun Collectors show this weekend, after a taxi driver, likely reacting to a suspicious activity reporting outreach program conducted by law enforcement, told authorities he thought he could be transporting an armed “foreign speaking” terror suspect. “He loaded prototype shotguns into the cab on the way to the Merchandise Mart,” gun rights activist and newly-elected National... http://www.examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3021530/posts#comment Mon, 20 May 2013 10:16:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3021157/posts The drive to recall a top Colorado Democratic legislator over his gun-control support received a boost Thursday from a newly released poll showing a plurality of his constituents support removing him from office. A poll by Public Opinion Strategies showed that 34 percent of district voters surveyed support the recall of state Senate President John Morse, versus 29 percent who oppose it. Another 33 percent said they were undecided on the recall effort, which is still in the signature-gathering phase. When told that Mr. Morse sponsored an unsuccessful bill to make manufacturers and owners liable for crimes committed with their... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3021157/posts#comment Sat, 18 May 2013 23:51:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020984/posts A program in Palm Beach County intended to encourage residents to report suspicious behavior is attracting resistance from around the state. Under the proposed "Violence Prevention Program," anyone who sees a potentially dangerous situation — a schizophrenic person with weapons, a war veteran making threats to passersby — could call a 24-hour hotline. Legitimate-sounding calls would trigger a visit by specially trained deputies in plain clothes or by mental health professionals. The Palm Beach County Sheriff says violence prevention unit could thwart would-be killers like the recent mass shooters in Connecticut and Colorado. The program will cost $3.2 million in... Sun Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020984/posts#comment Sat, 18 May 2013 14:06:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3018709/posts The long journey toward a verdict in the deadly Colorado theater shootings enters a new and critical phase Monday when suspect James Holmes asks a judge to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. The plea is widely seen as Holmes' best hope, and perhaps his only hope, of avoiding the death penalty. But his lawyers have held off until now, fearing a wrinkle in the law could cripple their ability to raise his mental health as a mitigating factor during the sentencing phase. Two judges have refused to rule on the constitutionality of the law, saying... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3018709/posts#comment Mon, 13 May 2013 11:44:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/3018384/posts Four Colorado Democrats, including Senator Angela Giron, face recall efforts. (Opposing Views) Colorado Democratic lawmakers face recall efforts after their gun control votes. FOX News reported: Colorado Democratic lawmakers who recently helped pass some of the toughest gun-control laws in the country now face the political backlash of recall efforts. Two groups are targeting state Rep. Mike McLachlan and state Sens. Angela Giron, Evie Hudak and John Morse. The Democrat-controlled legislature passed bills that ban magazines holding more than 15 rounds and require background checks for all gun transfers. They were signed into law in March by Democratic Gov. John... Gateway Pundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/3018384/posts#comment Sun, 12 May 2013 05:15:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3018155/posts Colorado is set to become the first U.S. state to regulate and tax sales of recreational marijuana, after lawmakers approved several bills that set business standards and rules. Legislators expect enforcement of the rules to be paid for by two taxes on marijuana — a 15 percent excise tax, and a 10 percent sales tax. Other measures included in the package set limits on how much marijuana visitors to Colorado can buy (a quarter of an ounce), as well as a limit on how many cannabis plants a private citizen can grow (six). Gov. John Hickenlooper has indicated he will... NPR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3018155/posts#comment Sat, 11 May 2013 11:28:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3017470/posts Some students at Evergreen Middle School got a very one-sided presentation (according to multiple reports from parents) on energy on Friday, May 3, watching a live “What the Frack” rap that told students natural gas and coal “poisoned the water, poisoned the air, poisoned the people, do you think that’s fair?” The rap was delivered by a pair of children who call themselves “Earth Guardians.” (VIDEO-AT-LINK) Full version at the end of the post. CompleteColorado.com has been investigating this matter since Tuesday. We are aware that numerous parents made complaints to the principal, Kristopher Schuh. Schuh sent the following response... The Complete Colorado Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3017470/posts#comment Thu, 9 May 2013 16:15:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3015741/posts Boulder, Colorado: David Bereit, 40 Days for Life co-founder, reveals a little-known atrocious fact about Colorado's history. Youtube Channel Bobtea2 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3015741/posts#comment Sat, 4 May 2013 17:45:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3015556/posts “I now agree that it’s fruitless to give the benefit of the doubt to people who are so obviously corrupt, so clearly malevolent, so bent on hurting innocent people for their own sick gain,” Aurora Sentinel editor Dave Perry wrote in an April 25 editorial. “No more due process in the clear-cut case of insidious terrorism. “When the facts are so clearly before all Americans, for the whole world to see, why bother with this country’s odious and cumbersome system of justice?” he asked. “Send the guilty monsters directly to Guantanamo Bay for all eternity and let them rot in... The Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3015556/posts#comment Sat, 4 May 2013 00:24:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3014973/posts Something is happening in Colorado, and you better pay attention. Colorado Democrats, with the active help of some Republican county election clerks interested in shirking work, have devised a revolutionary plan to remake future Colorado elections. The plan is simple: ballots are automatically mailed out to every single person on the voter rolls. Ballots are even mailed to people listed as “inactive” voters at their last known address. Ballots are then voted and returned by mail. No more polling places. No more voters actually demonstrating an interest in participating in an election. The government will decide that for them, and... PJ Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3014973/posts#comment Thu, 2 May 2013 17:27:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3014655/posts With the frequency of flailing attacks left-wing Colorado Pols has been throwing out lately against the impending recall campaigns of Democratic Senators Hudak and Morse and Representative McLachlan, you might begin to wonder if they doth protest too much. (Note to Michele Bachmann — it’s not “protestest too much“) It makes you wonder if some on the left have polled the issue and are beginning to worry that a low-turnout recall election is more than just a minor annoyance. Should any of the petition drives succeed, a recall election would likely be very low turnout, which would favor the highly... Colorado Peak Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3014655/posts#comment Wed, 1 May 2013 22:31:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3014160/posts Magpul Industries, the Erie-based ammunition magazine maker that pledged to leave Colorado after gun control legislation was signed into law in March, is for the first time manufacturing its weapons accessories out of state. The company revealed the news in a Facebook reply late Monday night to a customer who expressed frustration with the lack of information about where Magpul planned to move its operations. “You have lots of people interested in this, might as well satisfy the masses and come out with it already,” Daniel Wooldridge wrote. This morning, the company provided a little more detail about what it... Boulder Daily Camera http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3014160/posts#comment Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:13:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3013174/posts Colorado Senate Bill 252 and the multibillion-dollar economic burden it would impose on .. Colorado. ... SB 252 is being fast tracked to limit public debate. The bill squeaked through the Senate by just one vote and now will be heard in the House. Coloradans: It's time to contact your representative to say how critical it is to stop this costly bill. ... It will just take a minute or two to make your voice heard and your representative needs to hear from you today. Keep Electricity Affordable http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3013174/posts#comment Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:12:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3013165/posts Craig — Craig resident Craig Rummel appeared before the Craig City Council on Tuesday night with a unique proposal. Citing years of attacks by the Colorado General Assembly on the industries that drive Craig and Moffat County’s economy — namely coal, power and hunting — Rummel asked City Council members to consider passing an ordinance requiring heads of households within Craig city limits to maintain a modern sporting rifle capable of accepting high-capacity magazines. A draft of Rummel’s proposal included exemptions for those not physically or mentally capable of operating a firearm; financially unable to afford purchasing a firearm; who... craigdailypress.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3013165/posts#comment Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:15:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3013217/posts We ended up with a good turnout for today's recall effort. There were canvassing teams out and we staked out a busy intersection by the Citadel Mall. Lots of good feedback from motorists responding to our signs and many others stopping to get their names on the petition to recall Sen. Morse. We even had some thumbs up from Colorado Springs Police that were driving by as well as Sheriff's Deputies. It was a good day and it ended with Fox News-21 stopping by. The story should be on at 9:00 PM MST. They will also be posting a video... Fox-21 Plus shameless vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3013217/posts#comment Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:56:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3013176/posts On Friday, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper (D) signed a bill that repeals the 2006 law, SB06-90 . The bill required police to alert federal authorities about suspected illegals living in the US. The bi-partisan supporters of the repeal said the law made immigrants afraid of law enforcement. Fox News Latino reported: Those who wanted the law repealed argued it made immigrants afraid of police. They also say the law is now duplicative because a federal program checks fingerprints during arrests to check immigration status. Proponents of such laws say that the federal government has failed to control illegal immigration, forcing... Gateway Pundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3013176/posts#comment Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:16:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3011599/posts On Monday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said that including a "path to citizenship" for illegal immigrants in any comprehensive immigration bill would jeopardize the likelihood of the legislation passing. “I think if instead the bill includes elements that are deeply divisive--and I would note that I don’t think there is any issue in this entire debate that is more divisive than a path to citizenship for those who are here illegally--in my view, any bill that insists upon that jeopardizes the likelihood of passing any immigration reform bill,” Cruz said at the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing, according to CNS News.... Breitbart.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3011599/posts#comment Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:04:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3010461/posts Some claim that the U.S. has hundreds of billions or even trillions of barrels of oil waiting to be produced if bureaucrats will simply stop blocking development. But the Green River formation is the source of talk of those enormous oil resources — larger than those of Saudi Arabia —. The energy requirements — plus the fact that oil shale production requires a lot of water in a very dry environment — have kept oil shale commercialization out of reach for over 100 years. It is not at all clear that even at $100 oil the shale in the Green... Forbes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3010461/posts#comment Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:15:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3010325/posts Shots were fired in the area of the 4/20 marijuana rally being held at Civic Center Park in Denver, KDVR.com reports. Denver police say one person has been shot in the leg and another is down with unknown injuries. Witnesses say they heard three or more shots about 20 minutes after 4:20 p.m. Police swarmed the scene, and crime tape was around the pavilion where the celebration was being held. Aerial footage showed the massive crowd frantically running from the park. The pot celebration Saturday was the first since Colorado and Washington made marijuana legal for recreational use. Read more:... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3010325/posts#comment Sat, 20 Apr 2013 23:58:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3009588/posts The latest partisan slugfest to take place in the Democratic-held Colorado legislature is shaping up to be about election reform, with Democrats preparing to introduce a bill mandating that every registered voter be allowed to cast a ballot by mail and allowing new voters to register through Election Day. After a brief lull in partisan bickering that has dominated the legislative session — mostly over gun control — battle lines are again being drawn, with Republicans described by the Durango Herald as “livid” over the proposed legislation. Republican Secretary of State Scott Gessler — who sued two Democratic-majority counties before... The Daily Caller http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3009588/posts#comment Fri, 19 Apr 2013 03:01:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3009337/posts Colorado --(Ammoland.com)- It has been brought to our attention that FOX31 reporters Julie Hayden and Josh Bernstein have been attempting to set up straw purchases via online firearm markets. Keep an eye out for these FOX31 reporters trying to SCAM you in their “investigative reporting”: Many of our members have made us aware of these activities through a website called armslist.com. If you are selling a firearm through this website, or any other website for that matter, please make sure that you exercise caution and your best judgment when completing a transaction in person. Remember, while journalists have used these... http://www.ammoland.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3009337/posts#comment Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:43:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3007741/posts A local group of gun rights supporters has passed the initial hurdle in an effort to recall state Sen. Angela Giron. Victor Head said his group, Pueblo Freedom and Rights, won the Colorado Secretary of State Office's approval of its petition forms calling for Giron's recall. Now Head has 60 days to collect up to 11,500 signatures from Pueblo and Pueblo West voters to trigger a recall election. The group will target gun stores. "All of the gun stores will be our main areas," Head said. "There will be petitions there so people can stop by and sign them." He... http://www.gopusa.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3007741/posts#comment Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:12:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2784837/posts Since this springÂ’s blink-and-you-missed-it debate over reauthorization of several controversial provisions of the Patriot Act, Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Mark Udall (D-CO) have been complaining to anyone whoÂ’d listen about a “Secret Patriot Act“—an interpretation of one of the lawÂ’s provisions by the classified Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court granting surveillance powers exceeding those an ordinary person would understand to be conferred from the text of the statute itself. As I argued at the time, there is an enormous amount of strong circumstantial evidence suggesting that this referred to a “sensitive collection program” involving cell phone location tracking—potentially on a... Cato Institute http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2784837/posts#comment Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:20:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2836970/posts American citizens can be ordered to decrypt their PGP-scrambled hard drives for police to peruse for incriminating files, a federal judge in Colorado ruled today in what could become a precedent-setting case. Judge Robert Blackburn ordered a Peyton, Colo., woman to decrypt the hard drive of a Toshiba laptop computer no later than February 21--or face the consequences including contempt of court. Blackburn, a George W. Bush appointee, ruled that the Fifth Amendment posed no barrier to his decryption order. The Fifth Amendment says that nobody may be "compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself," which... CNET http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2836970/posts#comment Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:06:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3007231/posts Republican state senators in Colorado suffered a series of setbacks last month when Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper signed landmark new gun control laws into place, but they’re trying to keep their spirits up. All 15 legislators stood together to jab at the new laws wearing T-shirts from Glenn Beck’s 1791 clothing line. The shirts read, “The Gun Debate — Settled Since 1791.”Top row, from left: Randy Baumgardner, Owen Hill, Kent LambertMiddle row: Larry Crowder, Scott Renfroe, Steve King, David Balmer, Kevin GranthamFront row: Kevin Lundberg, Bill Cadmen, Greg Brophy, Vicki Marble, Ted Harvey, Mark Scheffel, Ellen Roberts State Sen. Ted... http://www.theblaze.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3007231/posts#comment Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:26:46 GMT