Going to the Capital and need something to say?

[Dave_L]

Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be able to make it down there on Monday but if anyone is trying to think of what to say, feel free to use this. I posted it to Hickenlooper's FB page already. I use their own methods of thinking against them and it may be enough to get some Senators to at least stop and say "We need more information before I can vote for this.". It's short, sweet and to the point. Print out the article and let them all read their own words from a year ago.

In the midst of yet ANOTHER hit and run accident in Colorado, I have a few questions for you. I did some digging and it looks like about this time last year, Colorado Politicians were trying to find a solution to fix this under HB 1084. Under this bill, representatives (including Rhonda Fields) understood that a good way to stop these would be to increase the penalties for it. It made so much sense to everyone that there wasn't a single opponent. Brilliant!

So why, when trying to stop gun violence, do we start at making things more difficult for law abiding citizens instead of stiffening penalties for crimes involved firearms? In regards to hit and runs, politicians didn't look at making it harder to purchase a car. They didn't propose background checks before purchasing a car to ensure that criminals/undocumented/habitual offenders aren't getting behind the wheel. Why didnt they look at that? Why aren't we proposing bills to require proof of insurance for EVERY car purchase, not just ones from dealers? Don't we call that a loophole? The logic you and other representatives are trying to apply to gun violence is completely backwards from the very logic you used one year ago! That is why there is so much opposition to it. Please rethink your methods on this. None of us want to see innocent people harmed by any means, hit and runs, plane hijackings, or anything else. But to make rushed legislation that doesn't address the problem will do injustice to the people you are here to serve. We ask you to take a step back and re think these bills.

Here is the link to HB 1084 article I referenced.

http://www.denverpost.com/murphy/ci_19984123

[Epyon]

I'd be careful about giving them ideas about insurance.

[Great-Kazoo]

Mandatory 10 yrs in Prison for CRIMINALS who use a magazine with more than 15 rounds. Only some attorney would get them off on cruel & unusual punishment.

I'm not going to avoid saying, or doing anything, to make us look really bad.

[Dave_L]

Why? That would lead to one of two things. It could make them think about legislation to require that. However, I think they know that if they proposed something along those lines, there would be A LOT more constituents opposing it which, would benefit us. It gets more people going against these nut jobs in office. I don't know if they'd take the risk of making EVERYONE mad. After all, majority of people deal with purchasing a private party car.

Or, it could make some of these waivering dems look at it and realize "Hey, we have full car registration, liability insurance requirements yet it doesn't stop criminals from obtaining get away cars. It doesn't stop hit/runs. It doesn't stop anything. Maybe these bills are pointless and I need to vote against them."

It's a long shot, yes. But we have to look at other ways to get through to these people other than the standard "We don't want this".