OUR VIEW: We agree.
The honest reaction of one Democratic Representative to the outlandish anti-gun bill proposed by Senate President John Morse will, we predict, set the tone for the debate on gun control legislation this session.
Bill Clinton warned the gun grabbers in his party not to get carried away. Clinton has a new spokesperson in Colorado — Fort Garland Representative Ed Vigil.
From the Post‘s fearless correspondent Lynn-n-n-n-n-n Bartels:
The game wasn’t the only thing Republicans were betting on Super Bowl Sunday.
They knew Colorado Democrats were going to unveil their gun package that week at the Capitol, and speculation mounted on what would be in it.
They. Were. Shocked.
Senate President John Morse, a Colorado Springs Democrat, announced he was working on a bill that would hold manufacturers and sellers of assault-style weapons legally liable for damage inflicted with such firearms.
Even some Democrats shook their heads.
“That’s crazy. That’s absolutely nuts,” said Rep. Ed Vigil, D-Fort Garland.
Vigil is a brave soul, for starters. Morse is a notorious hot head and we don’t predict he appreciated this kind of treatment from a backbencher like Vigil. Look for Vigil’s office to be smaller next year, or maybe next week.
But what Vigil has given Republicans is the ultimate bumper-sticker retort to Morse and Democrats anti-gun crusade.
These bills are “crazy…absolutely nuts.”
In Bartels piece, Eric Sonderman suggests that maybe Morse is simply negotiating. He could well be.
In doing this, however, Morse has also offered an opening ante that is so extreme that he runs the risk of branding the entire Democratic push for more gun control as extreme.
Republicans don’t have to turn to the N.R.A. or even the Constitution to show just how far out of bounds Morse has landed. All they need to do is quote the words of one Representative from a place called Fort Garland. Look for Vigil’s quote to be the albotross that hangs around the Democrats gun-grabbing necks.
Ed is a democrat. He is enabling his party to attack our rights. If he is really on the side of gun owners he would disavow the democratic party. Democrats are anti-gun, no such thing as a pro-gun democrat – sorry. Ed's presence supports their agenda, regardless of how he votes.
Another ignoramus democrat! In that case Saddam has indeed WMD with those AK47s his army was using.
Shawn Rosvold … ummm no…..
Let's go after automobile manufactures then..more people are killed in auto accidents every year that by guns…this also is going to drive jobs out of CO.
Lol…"weapons of mass destruction"????? I didnt see Nuclear, Chemical, or Biological Agents in thjs discussion…..typical liberal…just throw some scary new label to make it seem even scarier…..
Following Morse's example, I intend to start lawsuits against numerous food producers for making me overweight, beef producers for raising my cholesterol, bakeries and confectioners for making my teeth fall out, car manufacturers for my past automobile accidents, maybe even wood product manufacturers for splinters and paper cuts. Not to mention Coors and Fat Tire beer for the hangovers they caused. All he is doing is making greedy lawyers salivate at the sound of a whole new area of lawsuits.
A Democrat with intelligence, who would have thought it. Morse is completely out of his mind if he thinks that the average citizen outside Boulder-Denver area even half supports it. Must have been some offer Obama made to him for him to jeopardize his future in Legislature like that.
Ed is a friend of mine and an honorable man. Thanks for standing firm Ed!!
WAY TO GO, ED!
There are only two gun related bills the Colorado Dems are proposing that don't stomp all over gun owners rights. This isn't one of them. Hickenlooper will probably veto it (he probably wants to be re-elected after all) and if he doesn't, the courts will knock it down.
Shawn Rosvold: No.
My Gov. isn't, and shouldn't be responsible for "mass destruction" at my house, work, car. That's my responsibility, as are any other actions I take. Why would private corp.s be held to that standard
Oh, I dunno. Newtown. Columbine. Aurora. Fill in any mass shooting here. Wouldn't you call that mass destruction?
This is asinine at best. The end user should bear the responsibility! What's next we sue the automakers every time someone dies in a car accident? WHAT AN ASININE BILL! TYPICAL OF A DEMOCRAT!
since when is a gun a weapon of mass destruction?
I think it's a great idea. If you produce or sell weapons of mass destruction then you should be liable when they're misused.