[glow=green,2,300]Gun owners keep the Gun-Control mob's feet to the fire,
attack their measures all across America. [/glow]
[glow=blue,2,300]Colorado plunges into gun debate with GOP flexing new muscle. [/glow]
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Republican leaders have begun a legislative push to repeal recently passed gun control measures, reigniting one of the most intense political debates in recent history.
The first advance came Monday as discussion started on several measures in each chamber. One of the most prominent measures — a longshot bill that would undo expanded background-check requirements on private and online sales — was passed by a Senate committee.
The GOP-introduced measures come as the party has gained a new majority in the state Senate and as the man charged in the suburban Denver theater shooting rampage, which touched off the fight over gun laws, goes to trial facing the death penalty.
Lawmakers have wrestled over gun control in Congress and in state legislatures across the U.S. since President Barack Obama and other Democratic leaders led the call for new restrictions after the 2012 theater rampage and another mass shooting months later at a Connecticut elementary school. Dozens were killed and wounded in the attacks.
Colorado, with Democrats in control of both chambers of state government and the governor's office at the time, was one of the only states to pass changes, including a measure limiting the size of ammunition magazines and another that expanded background-check requirements. But it came at great political cost. Two Democratic state senators were recalled over their support for the restrictions, and a third resigned as a campaign to oust her was mounting.
Republicans have maintained that the legislation is ineffective and burdensome to enforce, and they have made it a priority to go after the measures...............................continued
The passed restrictions has had little, if any, affect on criminal activity in the State, & again law abiding citizens are unjustly most affected. Hopefully these efforts will be successful, & if so will further the rights of all gun owners nationwide against ill-advised, ineffectual laws that only infringe upon our legitimate rights, the rights of law abiding American Citizens, to keep & bear arms.
Any infringement upon the Inalienable Rights of American Citizens to keep & bear arms [glow=blue,2,300]is totally unacceptable, [/glow] & must be completely abolished ----- without compromise![/b]