Quote Originally Posted by Bailey Guns View Post
Hate to bust your bubble but nothing has changed. If you were a user of marijuana before this law went into effect it was illegal for you to own, transfer, purchase or possess firearms or ammunition. Period.

If you're using marijuana now, even in Colorado, it's still illegal for you to own, transfer, purchase or possess firearms or ammunition. Period.

Nothing has changed. And if you're not familiar with the laws regarding gun ownership or the laws (and consequences) regarding using drugs, it's nobody's fault but your own.

And I've only heard rumors of ID scanning at pot shops. From what I understand, they're not doing that. They're looking at IDs to verify age/residency. It's my understanding there's no database that gets crosschecked for buying MJ when someone buys a gun. They have to do that checking on an individual, case by case basis. Not saying it couldn't be done, but I don't think it is.

ETA: And if they are maintaining a database of MJ users/buyers? Well...at least that's one federal database my name won't be found in.
+1

But here's something that worries me...

What if your name is in that database. How can you prove that you didn't buy/use? It's a cash business so it's not like the absence of a $400 credit card charge works in your favor. And how many of us take more than $400 out of the bank in cash to avoid the ATMs (that are unsafe and generally inconvenient)?

Then there's those of us with addresses one digit off from a LE target. If you, who are an upstanding, law-abiding citizen, hears your door crash in at 3:00AM, what do you do? I know what I do and it means one or more persons (probably myself included) is leaving my home in a bag.

And now there are blood draws for DUI suspects. PC for which is highly subjective. Yeah, I know, don't be out driving late but sometimes that can't be avoided. What do they do with this blood? Are they going to take DNA and now there is another whole database we have to worry about? Liberals have been pushing for DNA collection from suspects for a couple of years now.

I'm not opposed to legalization in principal, just a lot of stuff here that has me scratching my head. Colorado was a test state for a lot of things; mainly turning a red state blue through change. Liberals signaled that by putting their convention here. Ironically, I don't see Amendment 64 being on the side of Liberty and believe it will work more against us.

I also just see things lining up to the point that "government" can remove inconvenient people from society. I know that sounds tin foilish but it's wholly consistent with history. They have the authority (legitimate or not), tools, and knowledge (data). I don't see the Obama Regime being responsible with this power (IRS, NSA, etc...). I don't even see Hickenlooper being responsible with this power.