Gun Control Bills before Senate Committee, Monday 4 March

[Birddog1911]

I'm going to try and be there by 9; hard to say just when with the traffic.

[BPTactical]

As far as being tired....I blame this forum for that. I'm so sick of the doom and gloom that I just don't want to think about it anymore.

Apathy is no excuse.
As far as the board being the source of "gloom and doom":
To qoute Hans Hunt of Wyoming: "Then by all means, leave".


Your tired?
How many of our members here have spent hours on the phone, writing letters, composing e mails, attending town halls, hearings, rallies, their own cash to RMGO, NRA etc?
Many have taken time off from work, missed events and time with family, fishing, skiing and I even have a customer who cancelled his vacation to stay and fight for our Rights.
We are facing the reality of what we are against and instead of sitting on our tired asses we are doing what we can.

Your tired?

Thank God the men of Concord, Shiloh, the Ardennes, Tarawa, Normandy, Chosin Reservoir, Khe Sanh, Mogadishu, Fallujah and Kandahar weren't "too tired"......

[StagLefty]

^ Hear Hear !!! Instead of using the keyboard and wasting time telling us about what your sick of at least use it to contact the folks who'll help us with our fight against these bills.

[Jmetz]

Mods, I ask that this doesn't get moved to the L&P section, since GD gets much more traffic. We NEED people to see this.

This is our last chance to have our voices heard on the first 4 gun bills. I know that there isn't much time before Monday, but I urge everyone to try and get out of work, so that they can attend the hearings. I am going to do this myself, and with luck, have my voice heard. Here is the info I received from Sen. Ted Harvey:

ALL of the gun bills in the Senate will be heard in TWO committees on MONDAY, March 4 at 1:30.

Judiciary Committee (Old Supreme Court Chambers, second floor of the Capitol)
SB 195--CCW training
SB 196--Assault Weapons ban
HB 1224--Limiting the size of magazines
SB ?--Prohibition of gun possession while under a restraining order

State Affairs Committee (Senate Committee RM 356, third floor of the Capitol)
HB 1226 Prohibiting Concealed Carry on college campus.
HB 1228 Background fees (Poll Tax)
HB 1229 Universal Background Checks


Each witness in each committee will be given a number indicating the order in which they will testify (think Deli Counter numbered tickets). Each witness will be given THREE (3) minutes TOTAL to speak on any/all of the bills being heard before the that specific committee. This will hopefully allow all interested citizens the ability to testify before both committees with the knowledge that they will not lose their place in line in either of the two committees.

Please have your comments well prepared and practiced to ensure that they are within the allowed three minute time period.

If you are unable to attend on Monday afternoon please feel free to call or email any of the members of the two committee and let them know your position on the bills.

Judiciary
Chairman Guzman--303-866-4862 lucia.guzman.senate@state.co.us
Vice Chairman Ulibarri--303-866-4857 Jessie.ulibarri.senate@state.co.us
Senator Aguilar--303-866-4852 Irene.aguilar.senate@state.co.us
Senator King--303-866-3077 steve.king.senate@state.co.us
Senator Lundberg--303-866-4853 kevin@kevinlundberg.com


State, Veterans and Military Affairs
Chairman Giron--303-866-4878 angela.giron.senate@state.co.us
Vice Chairman Jones--303-866-5291 senatormattjones@gmail.com
Senator Crowder--303-866-4875 larry.crowder.senate@state.co.us
Senator Harvey--303-866-4881 ted.harvey.senate@state.co.us
Senator Hudak--303-866-4840 senatorhudak@gmail.com



Personally, I feel that HB 13-1224 is the most important bill to be fought, but we need our voices heard on all of them.

Posted this info on another forum.

[wctriumph]

I would like to attend on monday if just be another body to show support but, I need a ride to get there. If anybody in the NorCO, Fort Collins area is going down on Monday I would like to travel with you, I can chip in a little for gas too.

Wctriumph@aol.com 970-472-1505 evenings

Thanks.

[The Rat]

I would like to attend on monday if just be another body to show support but, I need a ride to get there. If anybody in the NorCO, Fort Collins area is going down on Monday I would like to travel with you, I can chip in a little for gas too.

Wctriumph@aol.com 970-472-1505 evenings

Thanks.

Ditto for me. PM me if anyone has a seat available.

[Squeeze]

I'll be there. Probably try to get there around 12:00. I'm sure there will be a great turn-out. I'll be taking the light rail down. If anyone else plans on taking the light rail, let me know and maybe we can collectively meet up.

...Oh, and don't worry JM, if you're "too tired", just rest you're poor aching head and rest easy...

[johnyfive]

I'm going and I'll be spending this weekend working on what I want to say to the committee. We shouldn't be hassling each other here. I get that we should encourage each other to make a showing, but instead of writing in to say, "Thanks for going, I can't make it, but I wish you the best," (or writing to tell someone the outcome of that course of action) write in and offer up some suggestions to the folks who are going. You could spark one us who will attend to take a number and go up and convince 1 more representative to vote a bill down, or make a powerful improvement in the testimony of someone who was already going to be speaking.

[sniper7]

If I can go Monday I plan on bringing up the recent decision to spend money to create jobs with a company from new York yet they are spending money to get rid of jobs and tax revenue with 1224, then list every single one of them by name and ask them why they should keep their jobs when they are going to willfully get rid of or impact thousands with a bill that they know will have no effect on safety.