Gotta say I've thought about it myself...Originally Posted by jackthewall81
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From Magpul via Facebook
Gotta say I've thought about it myself...
Man I would sure love to, not much in my line of work in WY or MT. I hope it doesn't come to them moving.
Maybe they'll move to Cheyenne and some of us here can move there and work for them.
People that gun grabbers represent won't care about jobs lost, they probably just figure Magpul employees can get government assistance like they do.
I mean to tell the whole of CO the finger, as in LEO and everybody else in the govie sector...
Then if this crap passes, i'm in wyoming...wife and kids can stay here...
Last edited by buckshotbarlow; 02-10-2013 at 22:05.
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CO state senator: 2nd Amendment doesn't protect duck hunting, therefore:
2 non web feet bad,
2 web feet good...
Vas-tly Different Now...and prefers corn to peas
I sent them all several "form emails" (the same kind they send to us... LOL) detailing my disgust at the recent spur of gun crime, but furthermore my disgust at our elected officials' responses to it. I reminded them of their duties and asked them to please consider that they were elected to serve the people of Colorado, not their own self-interests and political agendas.
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"When law and morality contradict each other, the citizen has the cruel alternative of either losing his moral sense or losing his respect for the law." -Frederic Bastiat
"I am a conservative. Quite possibly I am on the losing side; often I think so. Yet, out of a curious perversity I had rather lose with Socrates, let us say, than win with Lenin."
― Russell Kirk, Author of The Conservative Mind
I all my letters so far I have been citing Magpul as an example of Colorado companies that will be hurt by the proposed legislation. Let's just hope that it doesn't fall on deaf ears.
repkagan@gmail.com, pete.lee.house@state.co.us, john.buckner.house@state.co.us, lois.court.house@state.co.us, bob.gardner.house@state.co.us, polly.lawrence.house@state.co.us, mike.mclachlan.house@state.co.us, murrayhouse45@gmail.com, brittany.pettersen.house@state.co.us, joseph.salazar.house@state.co.us, jared.wright.house@state.co.us
To contact all of them at once copy and paste
John
I sent 3 different "form letter" emails to this list of recipients from 3 different email addresses (for a total of 9 emails). Who's got me beat?
My Feedback
"When law and morality contradict each other, the citizen has the cruel alternative of either losing his moral sense or losing his respect for the law." -Frederic Bastiat
"I am a conservative. Quite possibly I am on the losing side; often I think so. Yet, out of a curious perversity I had rather lose with Socrates, let us say, than win with Lenin."
― Russell Kirk, Author of The Conservative Mind
The problem with the folks pushing these illogical and emotion-based limitations, is that they never let facts get in the way of their agenda. They'll set their course for the center of the sun and go full throttle.
Liberals never met a slippery slope they didn't grease.
-Me
I wish technology solved people issues. It seems to just reveal them.
-Also Me
repkagan@gmail.com, pete.lee.house@state.co.us, john.buckner.house@state.co.us, lois.court.house@state.co.us, bob.gardner.house@state.co.us, polly.lawrence.house@state.co.us, mike.mclachlan.house@state.co.us, murrayhouse45@gmail.com, brittany.pettersen.house@state.co.us, joseph.salazar.house@state.co.us, jared.wright.house@state.co.us
To contact all of them at once copy and paste
John
Thank You Sir! Made it much easier to send fire this letter off:
Dear Representatives,
I am a law abiding citizen and responsible gun owner.I know that there are several upcoming bills regarding restricting gun rights. This one HB1224 in particular hits hard because it directly affects a local Colorado Company. Magpul is a leader in the industry and a proud Colorado grown business, sadly if this bill passes, this will no longer be the case... From Magpul’s FaceBook page:
“Due to the highly restrictive language in HB 1224, if passed, and we remained here, this measure would require us to cease PMAG production on July 1, 2013.
In short, Magpul would be unable to remain in business as a CO company, and the over 200 jobs for direct employees and nearly 700 jobs at our subcontractors and suppliers would pick up and leave CO. Due to the structure of our operations, this would be entirely possible, hopefully without significant disruption to production.”
Like most of the rest of the country, Colorado is struggling to provide opportunities for everyone and lower the unemployment rate. I would hate to see something done that will not only infringe on law abiding citizen's rights but also cause such a substantial job loss of firearms professionals.
A few important points that I hope you will read before I conclude... It takes the average person less than 3-4 seconds to change a magazine, even less if they have some experience with their particular firearm. The AR-15 platform of rifles has become one of the most popular firearms in this country yet most crimes are committed with firearms that would all be perfectly legal even in New York and California which infringe the most on our 2nd Amendment. Please do not forget that the Virginia Tech shooter used a handgun with numerous 10 round magazines and managed to kill more people than any other mass shooter this country has ever seen. My greatest fear with these potential gun laws is that they are a stepping stone. Now that the arbitrary number of 10 rounds seems to be the sweet spot for liberal politicians, what happens when the next mass shooting occurs with a 10 round magazine? Will the next step be to take it down to 7? 3? Where will it stop? I am actually asking this question for an answer and not to be rhetorical. I, along with my wife, protect my family and my home with a firearm that utilizes a 15 round magazine and this legislation is trying to take that line of defense away from us and the rest of the citizens here in Colorado. Not one of these new laws benefits law abiding citizens in Colorado or the rest of this country! Please do your part as an American, and uphold the constitution as you swore to do when you took office.
Additionally, if we are looking at adding common sense type laws that I keep hearing about, isn't it time that we waive background checks all together for current holders of a Concealed Handgun Permit? These citizens already have gone through all the required background checks and are sure to have at least one firearm in their possession.
To conclude, I am asking for these new gun laws to be shut down immediately. The last thing we need is more people on the street looking for work. If you want to make a real difference, please start working on ways to help lower unemployment, and help people with mental problems so that we can get to the root of what causes all of these mass shootings. Create more opportunities for citizens to take pride in their jobs, their communities, and improve their lives and the lives of others. Do that, and you have actually done something meaningful. Pass gun laws and all you are doing is dividing this country even farther and in my opinion creating more hysteria in the far right of this country.
No to new gun laws!
Thank you,
One thing I have noticed from all the comments on facebook and even some on here is people think it isn't that big of a deal because they can just move to a friendlier state. The line in the sand needs to be drawn folks! It is just a matter of time until even the most gun friendly state gets turned lefty liberal if we keep giving in.
I am sure that we are a battleground state on this issue and having Magpul here makes us that much more of a target. The gun grabbers have got to be thinking that if they can put these restrictions in Colorado shutting down Magpul for even a time will just be a cherry on top. Don't think that they don't know Magpul produces a vast majority of these 30 round mags. They know this, and they are going for it!
We are going to need help on a national level for this to not pass.
Anyone know what the NRA is doing on this matter? I know my $35 a year can only go so far but what is it buying for Colorado at the moment?
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