Covert Mission
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I think CO Rep.Seeley needs to recieve some hard facts on the misbehaviour that HAS NOT HAPPENED by CCW/CHL/CWL permit holders nationwide. See his comment below in context: Feeley said. "These are people who think they're living in a "Dirty Harry' movie."
What a jerk, and an ignorant one to boot. CO members...sound off.
http://www.denverpost.com/news/leg/leg0322c.htm
Lawmakers back secrecy for gun carriers
By Mike Soraghan
Denver Post Capitol Bureau
March 22 - Gun enthusiasts won again at the Colorado Legislature on Tuesday as senators
voted to keep secret the names of people given government permission to carry concealed
handguns.
Sen. Ken Chlouber, R-Leadville, told fellow senators the measure is simply a matter of
privacy for those who want to carry hidden handguns.
"It's a wish, I guess an expectation we all should have in this country of a right to privacy,"
Chlouber said.
But Senate Minority Leader Mike Feeley, D-Lakewood, said passage of the bill showed how
the gun lobby's agenda is accepted without question by Republicans and even some Democrats
in the Legislature.
"Another gun bill passes that's supported only by the extremes,"
Feeley said. "These are people who think they're living in a "Dirty Harry' movie."
Gov. Bill Owens has not taken a position on the bill, said spokesman Dick Wadhams. The bill
has passed the House and needs one more Senate approval.
During the debate, Chlouber held up list of Larimer County concealed-weapons permit
holders printed by the Fort Collins Coloradoan. He said such articles result in "no public
good." The editor of the Coloradoan, Dave Greiling, said the paper has run the list twice
because it has been a hot public issue in Larimer County for a long time and played an
important role in the most recent sheriff's election. The new sheriff, Jim Alderden, took a
less restrictive approach to issuing concealed-weapons permits than his predecessor.
Alderden's predecessor required people who wanted a permit to show a compelling need.
Alderden simply requires anyone who wants a concealed handgun permit to undergo a
background check, and the Coloradoan found that Alderden had done a good job of screening
people. Such background checks have been highlighted by supporters of the bill, HB 1114,
when they say that permit holders' names should not be released.
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What a jerk, and an ignorant one to boot. CO members...sound off.
http://www.denverpost.com/news/leg/leg0322c.htm
Lawmakers back secrecy for gun carriers
By Mike Soraghan
Denver Post Capitol Bureau
March 22 - Gun enthusiasts won again at the Colorado Legislature on Tuesday as senators
voted to keep secret the names of people given government permission to carry concealed
handguns.
Sen. Ken Chlouber, R-Leadville, told fellow senators the measure is simply a matter of
privacy for those who want to carry hidden handguns.
"It's a wish, I guess an expectation we all should have in this country of a right to privacy,"
Chlouber said.
But Senate Minority Leader Mike Feeley, D-Lakewood, said passage of the bill showed how
the gun lobby's agenda is accepted without question by Republicans and even some Democrats
in the Legislature.
"Another gun bill passes that's supported only by the extremes,"
Feeley said. "These are people who think they're living in a "Dirty Harry' movie."
Gov. Bill Owens has not taken a position on the bill, said spokesman Dick Wadhams. The bill
has passed the House and needs one more Senate approval.
During the debate, Chlouber held up list of Larimer County concealed-weapons permit
holders printed by the Fort Collins Coloradoan. He said such articles result in "no public
good." The editor of the Coloradoan, Dave Greiling, said the paper has run the list twice
because it has been a hot public issue in Larimer County for a long time and played an
important role in the most recent sheriff's election. The new sheriff, Jim Alderden, took a
less restrictive approach to issuing concealed-weapons permits than his predecessor.
Alderden's predecessor required people who wanted a permit to show a compelling need.
Alderden simply requires anyone who wants a concealed handgun permit to undergo a
background check, and the Coloradoan found that Alderden had done a good job of screening
people. Such background checks have been highlighted by supporters of the bill, HB 1114,
when they say that permit holders' names should not be released.
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