Senator Harvey absolutely supports the second amendment and will vote no on ANY gun control legislation. Follow his votes on the Colorado General Assembly website:
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/cli...plash?OpenForm
From: XXX
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 12:31 AM
To:
ted.harvey.senate@state.co.us
Subject: Gun legislation
Senator Ted Harvey,
I just sent this to Rocky Mountain Gun owner's website and also posted it on a gun forum. Sorry for the rambling nature of it.
I live in Lone Tree, CO and am registered as an independent voter. I am opposed to any new gun bans and restrictions and personally think we should lower the concealed carry age to 18.
Thank you,
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Cliff’s edge
I have been reading several articles and posts about the gun ban and several of the people on the ban side use the argument that “surely we can reach a common sense compromise.” They wonder why pro Second Amendment people are so adamant about no more restrictions and bans. Well for me at least there is a line in the sand that the gun banners seem to want to keep redrawing. It was already past where I would have put it before I was born. Now “they” want to put it six feet past a cliff edge in mid-air and wonder why we won’t budge just a little for the “safety of society or the children.” I fear that might be one of “their” strategies, put the bar so high that even their side winces. When everyone is sufficiently frightened they will say, “Well maybe we can at least compromise on the magazine capacity issue.” “Surely we can agree that no one needs more than 10 or 7 rounds.”
Here is why this makes me very worried and sick to my stomach for the people of New York and for this country.
I have a lovely daughter now living in her own place, luckily in a state that hasn’t given in to hysterics, yet. As a father I worry about her, is she eating right? Will she keep her car serviced and above a quarter tank? I also worry about the bad people in the world that would hurt her or steal from her. Because of current state law she must open carry when not in her car or home, even walking between where she parks and her front door. She is not of age to get a concealed carry permit, but she is old enough to enter a contract for her place and buy a car or a rifle. She is also old enough to go to war for her country but not old enough to drink. She can buy rounds for a 30-06 but not a 380, someone please tell me how that makes sense. So to adhere to the law she must advertise what her defense would be and let the bad people change their attack plan. Should she be attacked I want her to have every chance and advantage she can get. Current state law denies her some of the element of surprise and that is the shame of our state. However in NY they have taken it several steps beyond the cliff’s edge and lowered their daughters’ chances even further.
I was watching Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin debate the midnight passage of New York ’s knee jerk and misnamed SAFE act. His opponent when asked what his constituents should do when faced with multiple threats and after using their 7 rounds. His opponent just said “change the magazine.” Like that is the easiest thing in the world to do under duress. Even with training it takes a finite amount of time, giving someone the chance to cross the room and lay hands on her and interfere with the magazine change.
I would want everyone in New York and the entire country for that matter to get their representatives to look them in the eye and guarantee them that should the bad guys come breaking into their daughters’ bedrooms late at night that the bad guys will play by these asinine rules. The bad guys agree to come in one at a time and only have one 7 round magazine each. Because if you go to investigate you might not remember to take the extra magazines you are supposed to change while being charged by the second or third guy through the door.
So when you talk about lowering the bar even further and infringing on my daughter’s chances to successfully defend herself against attackers that on average will be bigger and most likely stronger than her it makes my blood boil and I scream NOT ONE STEP MORE.
Also I am an honorably discharged soldier, the same government that trained me on the AR platform of rifle is now saying, “We can’t trust you with this.” I want to be able to teach my children, grandchildren, and if I get lucky great grandchildren how to use this style of rifle and pass these rifles down to them without the government making them into retroactive felons.
For all those on the fence and thinking it can never happen here look at England where a man defending his home gets more time than the guy that broke in. And for all those in California and New York look down at your feet for the faded lines from where the last line was and behind you to the cliff’s edge. NOT ONE STEP MORE.
That is why I for one am adamant about no more bans and restrictions.
Just one father’s opinion.
