jlmwrite
Member
Yep, just before midnight on Thursday, Feb 21st after many hours of debate, the House judiciary committee voted 7-4 to send HB 19-1177 to the chamber's appropriation committee. A similar bill was voted down last year, saying it infringed on citizen's Second Amendment rights.
But now that the Democrats have won both state chambers, and our new liberal Democrat Governor Jared Polis made this part of his campaign.
This is exactly the same Extreme Protection orders passed in other states -- family members or law enforcement can seek a court order to have your guns seized if they think you pose a threat. If that's approved, then the court can determine to extend that seizure up to an additional 364 days. The person whose guns were seized has the burden of proof that they are not a danger. Guilty until proven innocent!
The NRA sent the usual emails asking members to send letters, and the grass-roots folks are asking for donations so they can lobby.
'Fraid we're done for in Colorado. It's been an uphill battle for the Republicans and other conservatives throughout the entire (mostly rural) state to battle the increasingly liberal Front Range cities of Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins. You'd think a state with this much military presence would be able to overcome such nonsense, but our freedom is about to be severely curtailed.
Link to the bill:
https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1177_01.pdf
But now that the Democrats have won both state chambers, and our new liberal Democrat Governor Jared Polis made this part of his campaign.
This is exactly the same Extreme Protection orders passed in other states -- family members or law enforcement can seek a court order to have your guns seized if they think you pose a threat. If that's approved, then the court can determine to extend that seizure up to an additional 364 days. The person whose guns were seized has the burden of proof that they are not a danger. Guilty until proven innocent!
The NRA sent the usual emails asking members to send letters, and the grass-roots folks are asking for donations so they can lobby.
'Fraid we're done for in Colorado. It's been an uphill battle for the Republicans and other conservatives throughout the entire (mostly rural) state to battle the increasingly liberal Front Range cities of Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins. You'd think a state with this much military presence would be able to overcome such nonsense, but our freedom is about to be severely curtailed.
Link to the bill:
https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1177_01.pdf