from the Denver ComPost* story:
The same peole who wanted an amendment to the state constitution requiring background checks at gun shows -- and usually favor federal gun control laws -- are whining about state pre-empting local gun control laws.
What a bunch of hypocrites.
And to get a concealed carry permit requires a background check more stringent than the Brady Bill ($100 fees, fingerprints, weeks to months of processing, etc.), but somehow this won't stop criminals?!!!
Talk about insincere. It's no wonder we can't trust the anti-gunners.
For years, the anti-gunners have said we should regulate guns like we do cars. Well, that's what these laws do in a sense -- statewide uniformity, and objective standards to get a permit.
Imagine if every locality had different requirements for a drivers license. Well, that was the situation in regard to gun laws and carry permits.
* I'm not sure if the old joke of referring to the Denver Post as the ComPost means it's rotting organic matter, or short for "Communist Post."
Wednesday, March 19, 2003 - Gov. Bill Owens signed into law two controversial gun bills Tuesday, angering advocates of local-government control and people who fear the laws will trigger more gun violence in Denver.
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"I am disappointed the governor ignored police chiefs and others who understand that what works in rural Colorado doesn't cut it in urban centers," Mayor Wellington Webb said. "Denver and other cities have regulated firearms since the 19th century. This legislation marks a sea change in public policy in Colorado."
SB25 eliminates local gun laws statewide, while giving local governments the discretion to post signs in buildings or a specific area where guns can't be openly carried.
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Mauser said he was "very disappointed" in Owens. He accused the governor of quickly signing the law that wipes out local laws without consulting gun-violence victims or police.
"It won't help the war on crime and gun violence," Mauser said. "On the contrary, it will weaken gun laws and take away crime-fighting tools from our police. It will put more guns on our streets, which will lead to more violence and death."
The same peole who wanted an amendment to the state constitution requiring background checks at gun shows -- and usually favor federal gun control laws -- are whining about state pre-empting local gun control laws.
What a bunch of hypocrites.
And to get a concealed carry permit requires a background check more stringent than the Brady Bill ($100 fees, fingerprints, weeks to months of processing, etc.), but somehow this won't stop criminals?!!!
Talk about insincere. It's no wonder we can't trust the anti-gunners.
For years, the anti-gunners have said we should regulate guns like we do cars. Well, that's what these laws do in a sense -- statewide uniformity, and objective standards to get a permit.
Imagine if every locality had different requirements for a drivers license. Well, that was the situation in regard to gun laws and carry permits.
* I'm not sure if the old joke of referring to the Denver Post as the ComPost means it's rotting organic matter, or short for "Communist Post."