In case Coloradans needed further confirmation that our state is the epicenter of the gun debate, millions of Americans found some of Colorado’s most familiar faces in their mailbox this week. The entire front cover of America’s 1st Freedom, the NRA’s official journal regarding Second Amendment issues, was dedicated to the landmark gun control measures that the Democrats jammed through the Colorado legislature this year.
Pictured were Senate President John Morse, State Senators Jesse Ulibarri and Evie Hudak, and State Rep. Joe Salazar. Each photo was accompanied by their notorious quotes such as Hudak’s condescending statement to a rape victim, “Statistics are not on your side, even if you had a gun.”
The cover story was actually written by Amanda Collins, the rape victim whose eloquent testimony ran headlong into Senator Hudak’s ignorant talking points. In describing Amanda, the introduction to her story noted that as an advocate for the rights of women, “she has been met with respect, compassion, and admiration…until she traveled to testify before the Colorado legislature.”
Although in a few short weeks we will be spared further embarassing antics by Senator Hudak and her ilk (at least until next year), the damage left in their wake will be felt for years to come, and may never be unwound.
Karen Dowe The numbers and people tried to speak but were railroaded by the agenda for People Control posing as gun laws. I hope all recalls are successful, the reps do not listen to the people and have forgotten their place, THEY WORK FOR US not a party AGENDA! We need to get rid of Chickenlooperand the rest of them for gross violation of both State and US Constitutions! It's bad enough the Udall & Bennet have both voted to give our 2A rights away to the UN in the Arms Trade Treaty. Here are the numbers. It's pretty sad when people don't check the facts. According to the CORA report for Communications from Colorado Constituents to the State, a total of 22,412 responses for/against HB's 13-1224,26,28,29 covering(respectively) Hi cap mags, Concealed Carry on College campuses, personal payment for Background checks, Background checks for private transactions. The total number FOR the passage of these bills 720, Total undecided 24, Total AGAINST the passage of these bills 21,668! THE PEOPLE TRIED TO SPEAK and were IGNORED, The State Sheriffs' Association 62 of 64 tried to speak and were RAILROADED BY THE REPS, they passed anyway! Sorry Karen, you are absolutely Incorrect, the MAJORITY clearly shows that people were AGAINST these bills! The purge of blue is coming in one form or another, the state will be red again.
With the gerrymandering, I cannot see how Colorado will ever go back to a Republican state.
I'm done with both parties. I don't want either Democrats or Republicans in power. Neither have done the job in DC for about 12 years now. They play us all. Time for a good old fashioned uprising and put some "outsiders" in there to really clean house.
Cannot and will not accept it!
We are working hard on the Hudak Recall. We had many "Sign n Drives' this weekend. Check out http://www.recallhudak.com to find out how to help or where to sign the petition. We cannot fail with these recalls, so keep the pressure on people.
Charles. There are a lot of Dems in this state and if you say there are a lot that like guns please point a few out to me. I can't even find ONE. If I did find one I'd encourage them to run against any of these demoncrats that hate guns and they'd easily win.
Seems Karen Dowe is the only one defending them. They"thought" they could bully us into this but what they really did was make enemies of the people they were supposedly representing.They made Democrats in the state nervous as well and they are on their way out.. Even Dems like guns in Colorado. These people are gone the state is going back red. They've all signed the end of their political careers by being O-bots and stepping on the bill of rights.
You are so full of it………….
No it's not. You are living in fantasy land. Colorado is now a blue state and it will be a blue state for a very long time. Accept defeat.
Wrong. They did what THEIR constituents wanted. Colorado is now a BLUE state. Accept it.
We have to keep the pressure on these scum bags day in and day out.
John Morse: “The reality is, these folks don’t have a Second Amendment right to buy these guns."
Senator John Morse of Colorado: "Ignore Constituent Emails, Their Opinions Don’t Matter".
Morse: “People who own guns are essentially a “sickness on our souls” that must be “cleansed…"
Morse even has the audacity to ignore federal law!: "…Under Morse's bill, manufacturers and sellers of semiautomatic rifles could have been sued for violent acts committed by criminals.."
Do your part now. Help recall Hudak, Giron and Morse. If we flip those seats we end the carnage for at least a year. You do not have to live in the District to volunteer to collect signatures. The Western Slope will be sending the Colorado Recall Caravan east in the coming weeks to help. I asked at a recent rally, How mad are you? Are you mad enough to drive the miles and put in the hours? I am and so are a lot of people on the Western Slope.
The Colorado Dem legislatures have done serious harm to themselves this session.
Don't forget to add Mary Hodge to that list
Take heart and have faith…This state is going back RED…We will undo these wrongs…Hudak. Morse. Salazar. Ulibarri. Giron. Farendino. They will be going away…We are sick of their Liberal Progressive unsafe unenforceable and expensive agendas…The Arrogance and out of touch ramrodding…Coloradoans have been VIOLATED…Enough!