Hunters say they're boycotting Colo. over gun laws

[Hound]

I have already told my family out of Missouri that it is not safe to bring their guns here. It is not acceptable for there to be no consequences to these laws. Yes it will hurt people like those in Craig and for that.... It is not right. Here is the issue. Craig was specifically brought up in Senate testimony as 'going to be hurt'. If they are not, it will only embolden the current string of egomaniacs to think they were right. This will be lauded as a great success that should be carried out to other western states. It sucks. It sucks for the people of Craig, for CO gun owners and for our children who will grow up thinking this is normal. If we don't feel some pain now, this will feel like a stubbed toe compared to where this could go.

[centrarchidae]

There were innocent bystanders in Dresden, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, too. Doesn't mean we were wrong for flattening them, given the alternatives.

1) It's flatly not safe for an out-of-stater to bring a gun into Colorado, as of 7-1-13. Maybe Justin Smith or John Cooke or Terry Maketa can refuse to enforce the new laws. However, what those three gentlemen say is binding upon only their own agencies, and does not affect anything done by Colorado Springs PD, or Fort Collins PD, or Greeley PD, or the State Patrol, or the CDPW (or whatever they're calling themselves this week.) In short, no cop takes orders from the sheriff in any county in Colorado, save for his own deputies, and no prosecutor takes orders from the sheriff either, and God help the sheriff who refuses to accept a prisoner to serve a sentence imposed by a judge.

2) The legislature and Guv Hickenritter have declared that out-of-state hunters are not welcome here. Why the hell should anybody from Oklahoma or Iowa or North Cackalacky go and spend his vacation time and his money in a state where he's not welcome? I damn sure wouldn't, and I especially wouldn't do anything that results in that state getting any tax revenue.

Stupid SHOULD hurt, gentlemen. We (meaning Coloradan gun owners in general) were stupid last year. And elections have consequences.

[sniper7]

You guys change your minds yet?

[Ronin13]

There were innocent bystanders in Dresden, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, too. Doesn't mean we were wrong for flattening them, given the alternatives.

I'm sorry to derail, but I had to read this comment about 4 times to ensure I wasn't seeing things. Given the alternatives!? Oh so you'd rather those "innocent bystanders" in Hiroshima and Nagasaki be spared and best estimates 1.5 MILLION people be dead as the result of a U.S. invasion of the Japanese mainland? I never thought any of the decisions made to try to bring the worst conflict in human history to an end quickly were "wrong." You sound like one of those war protesting, tree hugging, patchouli smelling, hippy libtards.

[Inconel710]

I'm sorry to derail, but I had to read this comment about 4 times to ensure I wasn't seeing things. Given the alternatives!? Oh so you'd rather those "innocent bystanders" in Hiroshima and Nagasaki be spared and best estimates 1.5 MILLION people be dead as the result of a U.S. invasion of the Japanese mainland? I never thought any of the decisions made to try to bring the worst conflict in human history to an end quickly were "wrong." You sound like one of those war protesting, tree hugging, patchouli smelling, hippy libtards.

Ronin - read it again. You missed the part where he said innocent bystanders didn't make it wrong.

I'll be moving before elk season and I will NOT be coming back to hunt. It's not worth it.

[Ronin13]

Ronin - read it again. You missed the part where he said innocent bystanders didn't make it wrong.

Need more coffee!

I'm already planning on my hunting trip for the year... Hog hunting in TX.

[davsel]

Do what you like but I'm not giving up my hunting privledges voluntarily. You should boycott buying any guns and ammo in CO as well along the same lines. Dont do any classes with our guys on the board, etc. You are only hurting the people that we need on our side forcing them out of the state or looking for a new job. Heck, you should boycott cabelas, bass pro, gander, jensens, MGT, bear arms, and all the rest of them. Make them feel the pain for the recent legislation as well. They pay taxes to Colorado. Make them feel the hurt so they will call their legislators.


If you honestly think hickenlooper, the democrats, or any of them give a flying fuck if you spend your money on hunting here or not you are sorely mistaken. You will see them and the media claim it as a victory for reduced gun sales, accidents, or whatever other bs they come up with.

They will counter that money with pot tourism, the increased taxes they are going to get from those people, the California people moving in. Wait until the people who rely on hunters and and their money (who just so happen to be our people) can't afford to stick around in this state. Then the California folks can buy up the nice mountain properties. That will be nice....


Again, have fun with your boycott, I'll be up in the mountains hunting this season.

^^^^^THIS


I do not understand how you have convinced yourselves that boycotting a shooting sport will in some way benefit the sport of shooting. Where's the logic in that?
Fine, I get that you intend to withhold govt revenue. But doing it through the boycott of a sport the govt does not want you to participate in is about the stupidest idea I have ever heard.

[wARmachine15]

I'm sure it is because you don't get that it hurts the state government through lost revenue. Being able to demonstrate the lost tax income and tourism dollars (for out of staters) that is a result of the Dems actions could be huge if presented right at election time.

[davsel]

I'm sure it is because you don't get that it hurts the state government through lost revenue. Being able to demonstrate the lost tax income and tourism dollars (for out of staters) that is a result of the Dems actions could be huge if presented right at election time.

What will be presented at election time is: "In 2013, there was a 50% decline in hunting licenses purchased in Colorado. The statistics show that Colorado is no longer a pro-gun state. We now have the demographics on our side and the stats to prove it. Move on."

Genius!

[Aloha_Shooter]

Translation: "I want my elk dammit, fewer rich greedy out-of-staters mean more for me so nevermind showing the Dems that we were right when they ignored predictions about how it will hurt the Colorado economy."