Bills in Colorado House to repeal gun laws enacted last year

[Justin]

Bloomberg will be putting the pressure on Hick. He is a gun control fellow traveler but he also knows that IF he signed legislation repealing gun control he would loose nothing politically at the local level (Colorado). Also, he might gain some support by doing so.

I wonder if he's looking at a political future beyond governor. Personally I don't think so. If he can persuaded (not pressured) that he looses nothing by repeal, it could happen. Persuasion not pressure might be a better tactic.

My $0.02.

Nothing to base it on, but Hick has the gibe of someone who thinks he's on track for a presidential run.

I suspect this is why he took such a hard turn left on things like weed, gun control, and the death penalty. He's doing what he thinks will please the party bosses so they'll give him the go ahead to pursue higher office.

[brutal]

FYI, it wasn't "last year" it was 2013. My how time flies...

[Gcompact30]

Bloomberg needs to keep his ass in New York or where every he is from. Stay out of CO.

[Ridge]

Combining HB 13-1228 and -1229 gave the state a new revenue source which allowed them to divert tax based funding for CBI elsewhere. We aren't ever going to get these overturned.

I've got no issue with background checks. Just make it a web or phone app that people can use without getting a dealer involved. Return simple yes or no after the buyer fills out the form.

[68Charger]

I've got no issue with background checks. Just make it a web or phone app that people can use without getting a dealer involved. Return simple yes or no after the buyer fills out the form.

you forgot an exemption for those with a CHP in good standing...

[Ridge]

you forgot an exemption for those with a CHP in good standing...

Yeah, wish that bill had been signed.

[milwaukeeshaker]

No issue with BG check??? B.S. Ridge!!!! C'mon man, use your head!! I have a real issue with backround checks. Anything on paper can be filed and used later to confiscate. If they did not want to use this as a means to confiscate later ask yourself why they need to know the serial number and the brand of gun on the forms in the first place if all that was intended was to find out about your backround. Wake up, of the two laws this was the worst. Mag law was not enforceable, neither was the BG check, but dumb gunowners self enforce this BG law on each other.

[Ridge]

No issue with BG check??? B.S. Ridge!!!! C'mon man, use your head!! I have a real issue with backround checks. Anything on paper can be filed and used later to confiscate. If they did not want to use this as a means to confiscate later ask yourself why they need to know the serial number and the brand of gun on the forms in the first place if all that was intended was to find out about your backround. Wake up, of the two laws this was the worst. Mag law was not enforceable, neither was the BG check, but dumb gunowners self enforce this BG law on each other.

Besides that one movie, where has the 4473 been used to confiscate firearms?

[kidicarus13]

Besides that one movie, where has the 4473 been used to confiscate firearms?

Just because it hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't happen in the future.

[Eric P]

Besides that one movie, where has the 4473 been used to confiscate firearms?

When has a form 4473 been used to keep a criminal from obtaining a gun?

Requiring government permission to exercise a right is wrong in so many ways.