UPDATE 6:

Kagan asks all those who were opposed but didn’t get to testify to stand. Practically everyone in room stands up. #coleg #copolitics

— timhoover (@timhoover) February 12, 2013

UPDATE 5: This speaks volumes:

County Sheriffs of Colo. speaking against expanded background checks. #coleg #guncontrol

— Ivan Moreno (@IvanJourno) February 12, 2013

UPDATE 4: Just remember, Democrats. There are a whole hell of a lot of single issue, 2nd amendment voters.

Can anyone say “SLEEPING GIANT”? MT @senatorbrophy: yfrog.com/o01kuqzej Packed House for the anti-gun bill hearings in Colorado

— Kelly Maher (@okmaher) February 12, 2013

UPDATE 3: A tough question for bill supporters:

A question can’t get my head around, how would have background checks stopped the shootings in Aurora and Sandy Hook? #coleg

— VapidResponseTeam (@VapidResponse) February 12, 2013

UPDATE 2: It looks like the Democrats bill to limit gun magazines could harm not just second amendment rights, but jobs too:

.@kurtisalee Magpul will leave CO if high capacity magazine ban passes. They inject $46M into CO’s economy every year and employ 700 #coleg

— Colorado House GOP (@COHouseGOP) February 12, 2013

UPDATE: The Colorado House Democrats, likely at the urging of Speaker Mark Ferrandino, start the gun grab hearing by restricting public testimony to 2 minutes each. We don’t remember civil unions testimony being that restricted.

The gun grab attempt by legislative Democrats begins today. Well, not if supporters of the 2nd Amendment have anything to say about it.

Previews The Denver Post‘s Tim Hoover:

What could be an all-day battle over gun-control bills is expected to play out in a Colorado House committee on Tuesday.

The House Judiciary Committee is expected to hear both bills, one of which would call for universal background checks on gun transfers and the other which would limit high-capacity gun magazines, upon adjournment of the House in the Old Supreme Court Chambers of the state Capitol.

As Hoover reported from the Capitol this morning, the grassroots energy is clearly on one side of this issue.

Hearing room packed, mainly w/ supporters of gun rights, it appears. There are probably 40 people standing. No seats left #coleg #copolitics

— timhoover (@timhoover) February 12, 2013

Courtesy of the House GOP, proof positive that Democrats have underestimated the passion of gun rights supporters, despite Bill Clinton’s warning.

With a turnout like this, maybe Senate President John Morse should listen more to Rep. Ed Vigil (D-Ft. Garland) who called his gun bill “crazy…absolutely nuts.”