In: Sen. Angela Giron recall-- organizers say they’ll submit more than 13,500 signatures

[muddywings]

http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/...0/giron/97155/

Organizers staunchly opposed to the policy decisions of Sen. Angela Gironon Monday plan to sumbit more than 13,500 signatures to the secretary of state’s office in an effort to drive the state lawmaker out of office.
Sen. Angela Giron

Giron, a Pueblo Democrat, is the focus of a recalleffort for her support this past legislative session of new gun-control laws that do everything from require universal background checks on all firearms sales and transfers to limits on ammunition magazines.
Organizers vying to oust Giron had to submit at least 11,285 signatures to the secretary of state’s office — which is the total needed for verification to move forward with a recall.
“Giron’s disregard for the majority of her constituents to vote no on anti-Second Amendment issues and her general disregard of our Constitution and the rights of the citizens of Colorado demonstrates she must be removed from the senate.” Victor Head, President of Pueblo Freedom and Rights, said in a statement.
Head’s organization has been gathering signatures in Giron’s Pueblo District 3 since April. The number of signatures the group plans to sumbit is a about 2,300 more than they need, which is still not much a cushion when it comes to gathering enough signatures for verification.
Giron now joins Senate President John Morse as state lawmakers who are fighting for their political careers.
Organizers in the recall of Morse, a Colorado Springs Democrat, need just 7,178 signatures to force a recall election and turned in more than twicethat figure last Monday. The secretary of state’s office is expected to announce by Friday the total number of signatures verified.
Giron said in a statement Sunday night, “Over the past several months I have been out in the community and what I do know from speaking with my constituents is they support the work I’ve done. … They know I’m a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and that the bills passed this session were carefully written to strike a balance between protecting our communities and families, while respecting the rights of gun owners.”
Giron plans to hold a news conference at the Colorado Democratic Party headquarters in Denver Monday afternoon.

[Ronin13]

Typical Communist Rag DP line: "The number of signatures the group plans to sumbit is a about 2,300 more than they need, which is still not much a cushion when it comes to gathering enough signatures for verification." <sic. Bad grammar/spelling too, but this statement without the mistakes is a typical line to try to dissuade or state "it might not work." Good for them. Still waiting on Nicholson's recall effort to begin.

[DOC]

I love how she goes out in the community to talk to the people and tell them that she is a protector of the Second Amendment. Even though she doesn't mention the Colorado version that she also took a piss on. She still tells everyone its just rain. Her actions don't match up with her words and if it she knew what she actually was voting for she wouldn't have to lie about it and could say it was an attack on the second amendment and she knew what she was doing.

[Aloha_Shooter]

I hope the 2300 is enough cushion. Met some of the Pueblo Freedom and Defense guys this weekend and they were being very careful on the signatures they collected. I hope they're successful ... we need to demonstrate there's a price to be paid for ignoring their constituents.

[DOC]

If things were perfect she would be out and a defender of freedom would be in. However, how did a gun grabber like her even get into office to begin with? What is the chance we will get someone better to replace her?

I'm thinking there is some voter fraud going on or we are really to stupid in first place to legitimately vote her into office. I think its the former.

[muddywings]

What is the chance we will get someone better to replace her?

http://www.chieftain.com/news/rivera...9bb2963f4.html

Republican George Rivera is ready to fight for Pueblo Democratic state Sen. Angela Giron's seat if the gun-rights community's bid to have her recalled is successful.
Pueblo Freedom & Rights, a local pro-gun rights activist committee, has spent the past couple of months gathering signatures on a petition to recall Giron, largely due to her votes on gun-control measures in the Senate.
The signatures have all been collected and will be handed over to Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler's office today. Voter signatures totalling 11,200 are needed and if they are verified and hold up to challenges, Gov. John Hickenlooper will call for a special election sometime in August or September.
At a community meet-and-greet at Mitchell Park on Sunday, Rivera said he was one of the people who signed the petition to recall Giron.
"I signed it because I felt the laws that were being passed were an infringement on my right to possess a weapon," Rivera said. "There's a combination of things I disagree with but the gun issue was the straw that broke the camel's back."
Rivera said requiring background checks for nearly all gun buyers won't be effective.

http://www.georgeriveraforsenate.com/

[SamuraiCO]

Giron striking balance where none was needed and not standing firm on 2A.

Funny you'll never catch a Democrat wanting to strike balance with abortion even if that saves the life of one child.

Will be contributing to Mr. Rivera in the near future.

[jerrymrc]

I’m a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and that the bills passed this session were the only thing we could find on short notice. thank god to Bloomberg having these ready to go because that crazy Ho in aurora could not even spell "magazine" to save her EBT card.

They told us to say that it will strike a balance between protecting our communities and families, while respecting the rights of gun owners and it is nothing but "common sense compromise". We all know that the bills are so badly written that all it does is put another nail in the coffin to further the agenda that they paid me to support.

Fixed it for ya.

[DOC]

That's pretty much what I read too.

[jerrymrc]

Only 818 thrown out. She is next! they got 12,648