Colorado Concealed Carry Bill Laden with Bad Provisions
Gun Owners of America E-Mail/FAX Alert
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February 9, 2001
The Colorado legislature is again revisiting the concealed carry
idea, and this bill may be the worst ever offered.
SB83 by Sen. Ken Chlouber (R-Leadville) will be heard Monday in the
Senate Judiciary, where the Democrats hold a 4-3 majority.
SB83 creates a number of Criminal Safezones, where even permit
holders could not carry. Though the current law allows permit
holders to carry in these areas, SB83 would strip citizens of the
right to carry in these areas:
* Schools (elementary, middle, junior or high schools; public or
private) if you get out of your vehicle when you are dropping
off or picking up your children in the parking lot or driveway
* Government buildings (any building with any state or local
government office) such as a shopping mall (some have drivers
license offices or other government departments housed inside)
* Any high school, college, university or professional athletic
event
* Anyplace where alcohol is served (current state law allows
permit holders to carry concealed but not to be intoxicated)
If you live in El Paso, Larimer, or any number of counties that are
issuing permits, this bill is a huge step in the wrong direction: in
many cases it sunsets your permit and stops you from carrying in
areas where you can carry now.
The bill also creates a new statewide database of permit holders
administered by Colorado's version of the FBI, the CBI. Incidents
like Waco, Ruby Ridge and Filegate should make you concerned about
letting the CBI gain this much information and power.
The bill also incorporates into this proposed CCW law the federal
Lautenburg Gun Ban, where citizens convicted of so-called
domestic violence charges -- such as a wife yelling at her
husband or a parent spanking a child -- cannot obtain the permit.
SB83 also charges far more than it costs to do the background check,
fattening bureaucrats' coffers and costing gun owners more than
$100, to say nothing of the cost of the government-mandated training
required in the bill.
Finally, the bill gives sheriffs an "out." Sheriffs can deny
permits to someone whom they deem "presents a danger to himself or
others," which to many in law enforcement means anyone not in their
department. This turns a "shall issue" bill back into a "may
issue."
With anti-gun zealot Sen. Ken Gordon (D-Denver) chairing the
committee, SB83 is likely to get worse, not better. Efforts to
clean it up will likely be turned aside quickly by most members of
the committee.
What you can do:
Contact the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and urge them
to defeat this sham of a concealed carry bill. Let them know that
we'd rather have the current law, which allows sheriffs to issue on
their own terms, than create Criminal Safezones that leave citizens
defenseless.
Be certain to contact the Republican members, who might think they
are doing the right thing by supporting a concealed carry bill; they
need to know that this bill is not a solution to Colorado's
carrying concealed problems.
Senate Judiciary Committee
Name Pty Dis Phone E-mail
Ken Gordon D 35 303-866-4875 kgordon@sni.net
Doug Linkhart D 31 303-866-4861
Ken Arnold R 23 303-866-4876 karnold@sni.net
Jim Dyer R 06 303-866-4866 jimdyer@frontier.net
Rob Hernandez D 34 303-866-4862 rhernand@sni.net
Mark Hillman R 02 303-866-6360 mhillman@sni.net
Sue Windels D 19 303-866-4840 windels@sni.net
From outside the metro area, you can call toll free:
1-888-473-8136
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Gun Owners of America E-Mail/FAX Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://www.gunowners.org
February 9, 2001
The Colorado legislature is again revisiting the concealed carry
idea, and this bill may be the worst ever offered.
SB83 by Sen. Ken Chlouber (R-Leadville) will be heard Monday in the
Senate Judiciary, where the Democrats hold a 4-3 majority.
SB83 creates a number of Criminal Safezones, where even permit
holders could not carry. Though the current law allows permit
holders to carry in these areas, SB83 would strip citizens of the
right to carry in these areas:
* Schools (elementary, middle, junior or high schools; public or
private) if you get out of your vehicle when you are dropping
off or picking up your children in the parking lot or driveway
* Government buildings (any building with any state or local
government office) such as a shopping mall (some have drivers
license offices or other government departments housed inside)
* Any high school, college, university or professional athletic
event
* Anyplace where alcohol is served (current state law allows
permit holders to carry concealed but not to be intoxicated)
If you live in El Paso, Larimer, or any number of counties that are
issuing permits, this bill is a huge step in the wrong direction: in
many cases it sunsets your permit and stops you from carrying in
areas where you can carry now.
The bill also creates a new statewide database of permit holders
administered by Colorado's version of the FBI, the CBI. Incidents
like Waco, Ruby Ridge and Filegate should make you concerned about
letting the CBI gain this much information and power.
The bill also incorporates into this proposed CCW law the federal
Lautenburg Gun Ban, where citizens convicted of so-called
domestic violence charges -- such as a wife yelling at her
husband or a parent spanking a child -- cannot obtain the permit.
SB83 also charges far more than it costs to do the background check,
fattening bureaucrats' coffers and costing gun owners more than
$100, to say nothing of the cost of the government-mandated training
required in the bill.
Finally, the bill gives sheriffs an "out." Sheriffs can deny
permits to someone whom they deem "presents a danger to himself or
others," which to many in law enforcement means anyone not in their
department. This turns a "shall issue" bill back into a "may
issue."
With anti-gun zealot Sen. Ken Gordon (D-Denver) chairing the
committee, SB83 is likely to get worse, not better. Efforts to
clean it up will likely be turned aside quickly by most members of
the committee.
What you can do:
Contact the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and urge them
to defeat this sham of a concealed carry bill. Let them know that
we'd rather have the current law, which allows sheriffs to issue on
their own terms, than create Criminal Safezones that leave citizens
defenseless.
Be certain to contact the Republican members, who might think they
are doing the right thing by supporting a concealed carry bill; they
need to know that this bill is not a solution to Colorado's
carrying concealed problems.
Senate Judiciary Committee
Name Pty Dis Phone E-mail
Ken Gordon D 35 303-866-4875 kgordon@sni.net
Doug Linkhart D 31 303-866-4861
Ken Arnold R 23 303-866-4876 karnold@sni.net
Jim Dyer R 06 303-866-4866 jimdyer@frontier.net
Rob Hernandez D 34 303-866-4862 rhernand@sni.net
Mark Hillman R 02 303-866-6360 mhillman@sni.net
Sue Windels D 19 303-866-4840 windels@sni.net
From outside the metro area, you can call toll free:
1-888-473-8136
**************
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