I know the bill is still winding its way through the legislature, but we need to voice our concerns to Hick now, in case this legislation makes it to his desk.  As my friends at the Colorado 2nd Amendment Association have said, now is the time to write to the Governor and insure our voices are heard.

Don't get me wrong - we have a long fight ahead of us, especially in the House.  It is likely that the bill won't even make it to Hick's desk, but if it does, we need to have done everything we can to convince him that we the people want this bill signed into law.

You can write to the Governor here.

My letter is below:

I would also encourage anyone willing to get involved to focus attention on Dickey Lee Hullinghorst and the Democrat members of the House State Veterans and Military Affairs Committee.  

Dickey Lee is the House Speaker and she has made it abundantly clear that she will steer this to the House "kill committee" (SVMAC).  Problem is, she is a thoroughly loyal party apparatchik moonbat, elected by a huge margin by the moonbatty electorate of Boulder.  Not only is she motivated to support the party line at all costs, she has no reason to fear repercussion for that decision.  We may, however, be able to annoy and antagonize the veneer off her public statements for later use.

The committee members might be swayed if they are in any way vulnerable, assuming they aren't quite as willing to fall on their swords for the emperor's policies.  I'm not optimistic about our odds but I also know those odds fall to zero-point-fuck-all if we don't TRY.  Besides - sometimes you beat the odds in the end.

Yes indeed, also very important now.  We need to fight this from both fronts -- soften the Governor up if the bill makes it to his desk, and tell the House committee members that we want to see it passed as well.

If you want to email the members of the House Committee who hold the fate of this bill in their hands, their email addresses are:
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I only slightly altered my email to the Governor for this group:

I'm not the best with words, but borrowed your email as a template:


Members of the House State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Committee:

I am writing  to advocate that the magazine ban repeal bill that has passed the Senate be heard by the ENTIRE House of Representatives.  This opportunity rests entirely on this committee. This issue has been very contentious as proved by the historic backlash against the government officials who did not listen to their constituency and voted for this bill originally.  These bills led to historic recalls, including against the then sitting State Senate President.   Further, 60 of our 64 state sheriffs began a lawsuit against the state over the bills passed in the 2013 legislative session, and that lawsuit is still working its way through the courts.  Based on these local examples, it appears that representation of the State, as a whole, not by a selected committee, is imperative.

Beyond Colorado's borders, the topic of the second amendment is also being broached.  As examples: the resignation of the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) after attempting to ban a common bullet; Florida now allowing people without concealed carry weapon permit holders to carry concealed during evacuation; and Arizona laws aimed at prohibiting the use of funds to enforce new federal firearm laws.  These few examples serve as a barometer for the public's interest in the second amendment outside of Colorado.  

Given the contention inside and outside of Colorado, Coloradans from all over the state, through their elected representatives, deserve to be represented in such an important topic as they are brought into our legislature.  For true democracy to be had, the voice of all citizens must be heard.  Representatives throughout the State must be allowed to hear the Bill and vote on this crucial bill.

Sincerely,

I sent a couple out as well. I invited the loop to come shooting with me.

Nice work, gentlemen.  More letters are better!

I got a response from a member of Rep. Tate's staff:


I responded that I am not, but I wrote to the committee because my rep doesn't sit on this committee, so if it doesn't pass to the full House for consideration, I won't get a chance to talk to my rep to try to sway their vote.

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Write those letters, folks!

This is the only response I have received.  

Dear Mr. Marksjeep:

I've spoken with Representative Tate and he does plan on supporting SB15-175. Thank you very much for contacting us, and feel free to do so when ever you want your voice to be heard.


Sincerely,

Spencer Brent

Legislative Aide


State Representative (District 37, Centennial)

Colorado General Assembly

Office: 303-866-5510

Email: [email protected]

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