New Colorado Gun bill bans standard pump shotguns

Sorry, I should have said "most sheriffs".

I read tonight on the Rocky Mountain Gun Owners Twitter feed that El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa is filing paperwork with the attorney general of Colorado to investigate extortion and blackmail of the county sheriffs who have voiced their opposition to these gun control bills. Someone finally posted the audio of the radio show in which Sheriff Maketa brought this to light.

The audio can be heard here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHzx3ZyXRWw

Basically, an email was received by Sheriff Maketa that stated that the senate democratic leadership is very upset with the sheriffs that oppose these gun bills. The email said that they should reconsider their position to gain a more favorable light for salary support from the democrats. You can listen to the interview to get the Sheriff's side of the story.
 
Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith has urged state legislators to fill what he sees as a safety loophole and require gun owners in Colorado to register their firearms with the government.
Hey Larimer County, time to change sheriffs...
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This the same Larimer County of "Code of the West" fame?

I guess they should have let the Snowflakes fall victim to their own stupidity ..... now they apparently run the place. They fouled their nest in California with high taxes, welfare spending and over-regulation of everything..... fled to the Front Range when things went bad, and promptly set about remaking CO in the image of the failed state they jut fled .......

My brother says he's leaving CO as soon as he is able. He says he'll take a pay cut, but what's money if you can't live free?
 
Actually that quote from Sheriff Smith incorrect.

http://larimer.org/news/newsDetail.cfm?id=1963

"Sheriff Smith actually informed the reporter on Monday that the loophole is that the state does not maintain a reliable, accessible database of convicted felons and that lawmakers are ignoring requests to do so. The Sheriff believes that getting this information into the hands of officers in the field would give them the tools to get guns out of the hands of those we all agree should not have them."
 
Sheriff Justin Smith

Justin Smith is MY sheriff.

He has been fighting these laws all the way.He strongly supports the Constitution and the RTKBA.Doofus and whoever else that are making negative comments are just plain wrong.

I strongly suggest that you all go to the link I will provide,and read the day by day fight he has been waging for us.Please do,then decide who to believe.

https://www.facebook.com/SheriffJustinSmith?fref=ts

Trashing one of the best friends we have is stupid and wrong.Get you facts straight.

Thank you,Sheriff Justin Smith!!
 
There was a post on Sheriff's Smiths facebook page regarding a reporter who misquoted him.

She met with the Sheriff and re-wrote her article

http://www.reporterherald.com/news/larimer-county/ci_22683540/gun-debate-does-little-solve-problem

Sheriff Smith clearly says tracking/registering firearms is NOT the solution.

He also stated when an officer needs a firearm to protect him/herself that magazine capacity is a good thing to have,AND THEN HE SAYS THE PRIVATE CITIZEN HAS THE SAME NEED/RIGHT TO SELF PROTECTION...MAGAZINE CAPACITY..AS HIS OFFICERS

I hope at least some folks will go to these links,find out who Sheriff Smith is,and post comments here .
 
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Sheriff Smith actually informed the reporter on Monday that the loophole is that the state does not maintain a reliable, accessible database of convicted felons
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In the eyes of many "journalists", convicted felons and gun owners are 6 of one, 1/2 a dozen of another. Some believe this so fervently, that they hear what they want to hear, and report it accordingly.

Others hear just fine, but have an agenda, and will write what they want the LIVs out there to hear...... if they get called on it, they'll fix it in the online version, days later, and print a correction burried on page 12 .....

Either way, the damage is done.
 
I'm in CO, I just bought a used Mossberg 500a and I'm a little confused. The bill as it stands right now says "CAPABLE OF ACCEPTING, OR THAT CAN BE READILY CONVERTED TO ACCEPT, MORE THAN FIFTEEN ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION OR MORE THAN EIGHT SHOTGUN SHELLS.

As far as I can tell, the Mossberg 500a does not have commercially available options for extending the magazine beyond 8 rounds. Does that mean it can't "be readily converted"?

Again, if you have basic mechanical or machining skills, you could make a tube magazine hold 50 rounds(although it would be quite long), but the average Joe user isn't going to fabricate something like that.

Who knows what the "amendment" they will introduce on Monday says. My guess is it will exclude tube fed shotguns. The ones they really want to get rid of are the detachable magazine shotguns(Saiga, etc.).
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It doesn't say what length shells, does it? Or that they actually have to feed reliably. Or that you have any shells.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/25...on-12-gauge-1-3-4-5-8-oz-7-1-2-shot-box-of-20
 
They actually amended the bill to say that a shotgun tubular magazine can't hold more that 28" of shells. So that would be 16 of those little Aguilas.
 
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