Meetings with Legislature

[MarkCO]

I do not live in Aurora which I think is Fields district. If you feel a recall is a viable course, then I would suggest you schedule a meeting with her to hear from her on these bills and then meet with the GOP leadership and carry on with those efforts. If she represented my district, I would investigate that path.

[lowbeyond]

I don't think she should be a legislator, but have a little more empathy for a parent who had to bury her own child.

sorry no. sucks that her child got killed but that is not a valid excuse to make us criminals just becasue she has the boo-hoos

fuck her.

[MarkCO]

This bill will likely die, but it gives our side another chance to testify. Read it, then tell your legislators you support it.

http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/cli...ile=140_01.pdf

[Great-Kazoo]

A legislator should act as a representative of their constituent's best interests, rather than from emotional bias. Ms. Fields is carrying too much baggage with her to the Capitol.

I'm going to work on compiling contact information for our representatives and will post that as soon as I can, phones, emails, fax, and snail mail.

Edit: A wealth of information can be found here: http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLI...y?openFrameset

depending on how you sort, you can find senators or representatives by district...

Every one who is proposing or supporting any Gun , magazine, ammo bans and or restrictions are doing it emotionally. It's a contagious disease that has festered for too long and now rules instead of LOGIC & REASON.

[pickenup]

We spoke with some other groups, including RMGO while we were there. One thing is apparent, some "gun ethusists" are doing more damage than good and those in the fight have to spend time undoing messes created by those who should probably just write a short direct letter every day and nothing else. Even gun-grabber deomcrats are people and personal attacks go nowhere.

Care to elaborate on who these "gun enthusiasts" are, that are doing damage?
Groups -- individuals -- individuals representing groups -- ?

[MarkCO]

Care to elaborate on who these "gun enthusiasts" are, that are doing damage?
Groups -- individuals -- individuals representing groups -- ?

Read post #12 and #22. When you attack, especially with vulgarity, the person, they shut off. When you attack the fundamentals on which they base their arguments, it gains a lot more traction. I read a few letters sent to one of my legislators, and frankly, I was embarassed by the childish and ignorant attack on a person who is ON OUR SIDE. We have had at least 2 female "Pro Shooters" spout absolute ignorance on national TV in the past two weeks as well. Screaming threats and wearing military camo turns off what little ear they may have. Furthermore, coming from a white male, it solidifies their resolve as to their rationale that the entire gun culture is just barely beyond apedom.

The dems largely see the gun rights crowd as beer guzzling redneck NASCAR dads clinging to their guns. The people who fit that demographic, in the eyes of the dems, are the oppressors of the oppressed, weak and poor and they see their job as government to protect them from that demographic. Thus the argument that the small stautured (women) should not be denied the best tool, an AR-15 with a 30 round magazine, to defend themsleves from men intent on doing them harm tickles their world view as the protector of the oppressed poor and weak from the criminal man.

You can be NO compromise and get your point across without resorting to bar room bravado and tactics, some just don't get that.

[MarkCO]

I just received this e-mail from a wise old gun enthusist who is also very invovled in the legislative process...

At this time, Rep. Pete Lee (Manitou) and Mike Mclachlan (Durango) are key votes on House Judiciary. They can vote with the GOP to table the two worst bills.

Guess who you shold be faxing on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday!

[DHCO]

An easy way to say why you don't support mag caps is to point to NY, NJ, MA, or CA where ten rounds are no longer acceptable and they are proposing more severe limits. First it is prime evidence that mag caps have no impact on crime and that when this truth is revealed, our legislature will not repeal the law but just tighten the noose.

[loveski]

Thanks for all that info and for orchestrating these meetings. All of the contacts listed in the thread are Federal Legislators. Contact info for our state legislators can be had here by punching in your zip:

http://www.nraila.org/get-involved-l...your-reps.aspx

These bills are slated for commitee hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday this upcoming week, so written letters may not get there. Fax/email's outbound.

Mark

That's a great link.. I'm sending letters up the wazoo to all state officials. Everyone should do the same

[Byte Stryke]

Read post #12 and #22. When you attack, especially with vulgarity, the person, they shut off. When you attack the fundamentals on which they base their arguments, it gains a lot more traction. I read a few letters sent to one of my legislators, and frankly, I was embarassed by the childish and ignorant attack on a person who is ON OUR SIDE. We have had at least 2 female "Pro Shooters" spout absolute ignorance on national TV in the past two weeks as well. Screaming threats and wearing military camo turns off what little ear they may have. Furthermore, coming from a white male, it solidifies their resolve as to their rationale that the entire gun culture is just barely beyond apedom.

The dems largely see the gun rights crowd as beer guzzling redneck NASCAR dads clinging to their guns. The people who fit that demographic, in the eyes of the dems, are the oppressors of the oppressed, weak and poor and they see their job as government to protect them from that demographic. Thus the argument that the small stautured (women) should not be denied the best tool, an AR-15 with a 30 round magazine, to defend themsleves from men intent on doing them harm tickles their world view as the protector of the oppressed poor and weak from the criminal man.

You can be NO compromise and get your point across without resorting to bar room bravado and tactics, some just don't get that.

as a current resident of ATL... we at GCO and GGO are working to resolve at least one of those.
her sponsors are now "reconsidering their position" follow an outpouring of negative response.