"Most went for staff salaries and two major events — a visit by Handgun Control's Jim Brady, President Reagan's former press secretary, and a rally featuring President Clinton." HOOT!
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SAFE Colorado raises $100,000
Gun-control group reports one big check, lots of small ones
By Carla Crowder
Denver Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer
Gun-control activists at SAFE Colorado raised more than $100,000 in the last two months, with $15,000 of it coming from Handgun Control Inc., the Washington D.C.-based anti-gun heavyweight.
The vast majority of SAFE Colorado's donations, however, came from Colorado residents handing over $50 and $100 checks.
One of those $100 contributors was attorney Benjamin Colkitt III, who represents Wayne and Kathy Harris, the parents of Columbine killer Eric Harris.
Harris and Dylan Klebold's attack on the high school prompted formation of the gun-control group. SAFE Colorado is promoting a ballot initiative to close the so-called gun show loophole. If voters approve in November, private sellers at gun shows would be required to check the criminal backgrounds of buyers.
Well-known contributors to the group include former Colorado Attorney General J.D. MacFarlane, who gave $1,000, and former Gov. Dick Lamm and his wife, Dottie Lamm, who gave $150. MacFarlane is on SAFE Colorado's board of directors and Dick Lamm is one of the group's honorary chairmen.
State Sen. Pat Pascoe, D-Denver, gave $150. Chris Romer, son of former Democratic Gov. Roy Romer, pitched in $250. And oil and gas magnate Tom Congdon and his wife, Noel, both Democrats, gave $500.
About 900 people donated to SAFE Colorado, including Joan Killenberg, a stay-at-home mom from Highlands Ranch.
"I've given money for years to gun-control groups," she said, mentioning Handgun Control.
"This year I decided to give locally. There are just way too many guns, and they're way too available. And it really makes me angry," Killenberg said.
In addition to the check from Handgun Control, $50 came from outside the state. A woman from Texas gave $25, and a man from Oklahoma gave $25.
The group plans to kick off its petition drive Wednesday. Gov. Bill Owens and Attorney General Ken Salazar will be the first to sign.
SAFE Colorado still faces a Supreme Court challenge to the ballot title. The National Rifle Association is leading the charge against the initiative, and is fighting to get the title and initiative thrown out.
SAFE Colorado needs about 62,000 signatures to get the proposal on the ballot.
SAFE Colorado has spent just over $43,000, according to reports filed Monday. Most went for staff salaries and two major events — a visit by Handgun Control's Jim Brady, President Reagan's former press secretary, and a rally featuring President Clinton.
Most of the $15,000 from Handgun Control went for the Clinton visit.
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http://www.insidedenver.com/election/0502camp3.shtml
SAFE Colorado raises $100,000
Gun-control group reports one big check, lots of small ones
By Carla Crowder
Denver Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer
Gun-control activists at SAFE Colorado raised more than $100,000 in the last two months, with $15,000 of it coming from Handgun Control Inc., the Washington D.C.-based anti-gun heavyweight.
The vast majority of SAFE Colorado's donations, however, came from Colorado residents handing over $50 and $100 checks.
One of those $100 contributors was attorney Benjamin Colkitt III, who represents Wayne and Kathy Harris, the parents of Columbine killer Eric Harris.
Harris and Dylan Klebold's attack on the high school prompted formation of the gun-control group. SAFE Colorado is promoting a ballot initiative to close the so-called gun show loophole. If voters approve in November, private sellers at gun shows would be required to check the criminal backgrounds of buyers.
Well-known contributors to the group include former Colorado Attorney General J.D. MacFarlane, who gave $1,000, and former Gov. Dick Lamm and his wife, Dottie Lamm, who gave $150. MacFarlane is on SAFE Colorado's board of directors and Dick Lamm is one of the group's honorary chairmen.
State Sen. Pat Pascoe, D-Denver, gave $150. Chris Romer, son of former Democratic Gov. Roy Romer, pitched in $250. And oil and gas magnate Tom Congdon and his wife, Noel, both Democrats, gave $500.
About 900 people donated to SAFE Colorado, including Joan Killenberg, a stay-at-home mom from Highlands Ranch.
"I've given money for years to gun-control groups," she said, mentioning Handgun Control.
"This year I decided to give locally. There are just way too many guns, and they're way too available. And it really makes me angry," Killenberg said.
In addition to the check from Handgun Control, $50 came from outside the state. A woman from Texas gave $25, and a man from Oklahoma gave $25.
The group plans to kick off its petition drive Wednesday. Gov. Bill Owens and Attorney General Ken Salazar will be the first to sign.
SAFE Colorado still faces a Supreme Court challenge to the ballot title. The National Rifle Association is leading the charge against the initiative, and is fighting to get the title and initiative thrown out.
SAFE Colorado needs about 62,000 signatures to get the proposal on the ballot.
SAFE Colorado has spent just over $43,000, according to reports filed Monday. Most went for staff salaries and two major events — a visit by Handgun Control's Jim Brady, President Reagan's former press secretary, and a rally featuring President Clinton.
Most of the $15,000 from Handgun Control went for the Clinton visit.
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The New World Order has a Third Reich odor.
