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Colorado Politics

January 26, 2008

“Castle Doctrine” Bill to be Heard on Wednesday, February 6!  Sponsored by State Representative Cory Gardner (R-63), House Bill 1066 will be heard by the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, February 6.  HB1066 would extend self-defense protections beyond the home to include businesses, and grant civil and criminal immunity for using deadly force if a person is faced with a threat of great bodily harm or death in his or her home or business.  Please contact the members of the House Judiciary Committee and respectfully urge them to support HB1066 to allow business owners to protect themselves and their place of business.  Please contact your State Representative at (303) 866-2904 or toll-free at 1-800-811-7647 and respectfully urge him or her to support HB1066 to allow business owners to protect themselves and their place of business. 

“Criminal Protection” Bill Introduced!  Legislation that would render homeowners defenseless and gives intruding criminals the upper hand has been proposed by State Senator Sue Windels (D-19).  Under Senate Bill 49, adults would be forced to put their firearms under lock and key or face an undetermined misdemeanor if a firearm was used in a suicide or crime.  No hearing date has been scheduled in the Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs.  Please contact the members of the Committee today and respectfully urge them to oppose SB49.  Contact information can be found by clicking here.

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Heller V. D.C.

January 24, 2008

Rep. Virgil Goode To The Bush White House: Withdraw Your Brief

Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://www.gunowners.org

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA) has sent the following letter to the White
House asking them to undo the huge harm they have caused the Second
Amendment with the brief they filed in the DC gun ban case.

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January 22, 2008
President George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington DC 20500

Dear President Bush:

Your Solicitor General has just filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme
Court in the D.C. v. Heller case arguing that categorical gun bans of
virtually all self-defense firearms are constitutional if a court
determines they are “reasonable” — the lowest standard of
constitutional review.

If this view prevails, a national ban on all firearms — including
hunting rifles — could be constitutional, even if the court decides
— on ample historical evidence — that the Founders intended the
Second Amendment as an individual right.

I would ask that you direct the Justice Department to withdraw this
unfortunate brief and to replace it with an opinion which reflects
the right of law-abiding Americans to keep and bear arms.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely yours,

Virgil Goode

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Rep. Goode is following up his action by circulating the letter among
his colleagues. He is asking other members of Congress to add their
signatures in anticipation of sending President Bush another copy of
the letter.

Your help is needed immediately to convince your Representative to
join with Rep. Goode.

Please go to the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center at
http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm to send a pre-written message
urging your Rep. to be a part of this important initiative. If you
prefer to contact your Representative in another fashion, here is the
text we are using:

Dear Representative:

Please join with Rep. Virgil Good in signing a letter to the White
House urging the President to withdraw the Solicitor General’s very
ill-advised brief in the D.C. gun ban case, D.C. v. Heller.

Gun Owners of America will be keeping me posted about the members of
the House who have joined with Representative Goode.

Thank you very much.

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Of course, GOA is actively working the Heller case as well. In fact,
just today our legal and educational arm, Gun Owners Foundation,
officially notified the Court of its intent to file an amicus brief.
We’ll be certain to make that brief available to you as soon as it
is filed. In the meantime, last week GOA issued a press release
blasting the Solicitor General’s action that was picked up by
numerous media outlets across the country. The press release is
posted at http://www.gunowners.org/pr0801.htm on the GOA website.
 

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College Students: Too Busy to Vote? « Peabloggy

January 23, 2008

College Students: Too Busy to Vote? « Peabloggy

This is, and has been a very frustrating subject for myself and others over the years. Back in 1968 I was sixteen years old, and I had a tattoo on my forehead. It was RVN, short for Republic of Viet Nam. Back in those days of the draft, as well as now, it seemed immoral that I could be sent off to kill, wound, and do all the other things associated with warfare and have those acts done to myself without any say in the matter at all.

Please do not misunderstand me, I was born and raised on Camp Pendleton, and fully intended to join the military. It is just what Marines Corps brats do. But in a free society why was I at least theoretically being forced to go into the armed forces?

We succeeded in getting the age changed so that those that could be forced into involuntary servitude could at minimum cast a vote about the situation. I can only surmise, after reading the article, that the real problem, is voter apathy among the young.

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Wildlife, Politics do mix

January 22, 2008

Source: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jan/22/dentry-wildlife-politics-do-mix/

Here is a great way for those that truly are interested in Colorado and it’s wildlife. many challenges face hunters and fishermen here in the Centennial State. Misconceptions abound, and Mister Dentry’s reference to so called “canned” hunts fails to address thew actual scope of the legislation that is being proposed. As is stands, if your farm is fenced, you will not be allowed to hunt on it, and that is only one example.

GB 1137 is piss poor legislation whether it is supported by Republicans or not. Republicans have also sponsored immoral Ex Post Facto Law based solely upon political correctness, so go figure.

Here are my biggest issues regarding hunting and fishing in Colorado. They are not in any particular order, and no one is of greater importance than any other issue.

  • We are constantly bombarded with messages from all over that the younger generation is the future of outdoor recreation. “Take a kid fishing,” and that sort of thing. Has anyone noted that the cost of licenses has become prohibitive for a lot of people over the past few years?
  • Two years ago, I bought a license for a friend of mine so that I would have a hunting partner for big game season; He was, and is broke secondary to an abusive child support order. They took my money, that I spent, and used it toward his support order. Screw the powers that be, that was theft.
  • Access, while greatly improved over the past few years, still is a problem. See bullet number one…
  • I had family from out of state come and visit. We went fishing, and a DOW officer stopped by. Gone are the days of chatting with a friendly Warden, he was a grump, and was only concerned with legalities. Law enforcement is a legitimate part of the job, but so is proper interaction with the public at large. My relatives will no longer purchase expensive non resident licenses in Colorado. Now they go to Wyoming. Where “The people are so friendly.”

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Anti-Gunners Put Colorado’s Rich Hunting Tradition in the Crosshairs!

January 19, 2008

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House Bill 1096, introduced by State Representative Debbie Stafford (D-40) would end all hunting behind “enclosures” in Colorado.  Under the far-reaching and vague bill, every piece of fenced property would be off-limits to hunting, no matter how large the enclosure. As written, it could preclude a farmer or rancher who fences his or her property from allowing anyone, including family or friends to hunt, regardless of the size of the property. The House Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Committee will hear HB 1096 on Wednesday, January 23 at 1:30 pm in House Committee Room 107.

Please contact the member of the House Agriculture Committee and respectively urge them to vote “no” on this anti-hunting legislation.

House Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Committee:

State Representative Kathleen Curry (D-61), Chairman
(303) 866-2945
kathleencurry@montrose.net

State Representative Rafael Gallegos (D-62), Vice-Chairman
(303) 866-2916
rafael.gallegos.house@state.co.us

State Representative Randy Fischer (D-53)
(303) 866-2917
randy.fischer.house@state.co.us

State Representative Cory Gardner (R-63)
(303) 866-2906
cory.gardner.house@state.co.us

State Representative Mary Hodge (D-30)
(303) 866-2912
maryhodge@aol.com

State Representative Marsha Looper (R-19)
(303) 866-2946
MarshaLooper@gmail.com

State Representative Liane McFadyen (D-47)
(303) 866-2905
buffie2006@hotmail.com

State Representative Wes McKinley (D-64)
(303) 866-2398
wes.mckinley.house@state.co.us

State Representative Frank McNulty (D-43)
(303) 866-2936

State Representative Ray Rose (R-58)
(303) 866-2955
ray.rose.house@state.co.us

State Representative Christine Scanlan (D-56)
(303) 866-2952
christine.scanlan.house@state.co.us

State Representative Judy Solano (D-31)
(303) 866-2918
judy.solano.house@state.co.us

State Representative Jerry Sonnenberg (R-65)
(303) 866-3706
jerry.sonnenberg.house@state.co.us

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He missed something here

January 14, 2008

“The spin masters may think illegal immigration is an issue that pits conservative Republicans against liberal Democrats. But it doesn’t always. Nowadays, worry about illegal immigration is just as likely to mean that African Americans are terrified of racist alien gangs in Los Angeles. Asian Americans are frustrated that their relatives with college degrees wait years to emigrate legally, while thousands without high-school diplomas to the south simply break the law to enter the United States. And many Mexican Americans are probably tired of being expected to defend the indefensible of foreign nationals breaking immigration laws simply because they may share an ethnic heritage with illegal aliens. To the extent Democratic candidates ignore illegal immigration, or demonize those who worry over hundreds of thousands of new illegal aliens each year, or talk of guest workers and amnesty before they mention closing the borders, it is a losing issue that could alienate millions of voters. Democratic candidates can’t really claim that redneck racists are rushing to the border to clash with poor campesinos just crossing to better their lives, because many poor Democrats also resent how illegal labor drives down their own wages. It is mostly the American poor and middle class who worry about the sudden influx of thousands who don’t speak English and often need public assistance.” —Victor Davis Hanson

Mister Hanson missed something here, which is unusual to say the least. Americans are so fed up with the problems associated with illegal immigration that many are ready to take up arms to remedy themselves from the problem. Indeed, it is not vigilantism when the government refuses to take effective and proper action. It is rather the duty of citizens to rectify the situation.

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D.C. Court of Appeals Blocks Reckless Lawsuit

January 13, 2008

D.C. Court of Appeals Blocks Reckless Lawsuit On January 10, the District Columbia Court of Appeals found that the “Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act” (PLCAA) blocked lawsuits under D.C.’s “Strict Liability Act.”  

D.C. Files Brief in Heller Case:  On January 4, the District of Columbia filed its brief in District of Columbia v. Heller, now before the U.S. Supreme Court. The District is appealing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit’s ruling that found D.C.’s bans on handguns, on having any gun assembled for use within the home, and on carrying a firearm within the home without a permit, violate the Second Amendment. 

NRA-ILA Investigating Citigroup Issues:  In late December, 2007, a large and well-known firearms dealer was informed by a company called First Data — which operates as Citi Merchant Services under license from Citigroup, Inc. — that it would no longer handle the dealer’s credit card processing business.   

California Appeals Court Strikes Down San Francisco Handgun Ban!  On January 9, the California Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court ruling that struck down San Francisco’s handgun ban as a violation of California’s state preemption law.  The ruling was in response to an NRA-led challenge to the ban.   

Outrage of the Week:  This week’s outrage comes courtesy of columnist Bernd Debusmann of Reuters News Service, and an article he recently penned.  This story, masquerading as a legitimate news article, might as well be an anti-gun organization’s press release.   

The battle for liberty is alive, and well.

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN PUEBLO

January 13, 2008

Volunteers are needed to assist the Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) manage Colorado’s wildlife and perform a variety of duties that benefit wildlife.
 
The DOW will host a new volunteer orientation January 19 from 10 a.m. until noon in the auditorium at Lake Pueblo State Park.
 
This two-hour session will cover different volunteer opportunities throughout the year where people can get involved in local wildlife projects. 
 
DOW volunteers assist in a variety of ways.  A sample of the kinds of projects include: Eagle Day Feb. 2; wildlife transport (training is 2/16); hatchery tours (training in March); walleye spawn (3/15); ongoing projects at the Bosque del Oso and Pueblo State Wildlife Areas; and bluebird and osprey habitat improvement projects (March training). 
 
The orientation will highlight different volunteer opportunities available for 2007 and will give registered volunteers the chance to sign up for future projects.  For more information, contact Jena Sanchez at (719) 227-5204. 
 
The Colorado Division of Wildlife is the state agency responsible for managing wildlife and wildlife habitat, as well as providing wildlife related recreation and maintaining a balance between human activities and wildlife.  Funding for the Division of Wildlife comes from the sale of hunting and fishing licenses and the habitat fees collected in conjunction with those sales.  The Division does not receive tax dollars from the Colorado general fund.

For more information about Division of Wildlife go to: http://wildlife.state.co.us.

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COLORADO RESIDENTS URGED NOT TO FEED DEER

January 13, 2008

muledeerbuck2.jpgThe Colorado Division of Wildlife urges state residents and visitors not to feed deer that are hanging around their yards or property.
 
“Deer require a very specific diet,” explained Don Masden, a biologist for the Colorado Division of Wildlife. “If they eat the wrong food they’ll just die with a full stomach.”
 
Deer digest very slowly and if they eat the wrong types of food and too much food they will not be able to digest or pass the material and they will die. So, deer should not be fed hay, pet food, fruits, vegetables or any type of table scraps.
 
If you have sage brush or other shrubs on your property, knock the snow off of those to expose some natural food for the animals.
 
“Feeding deer the wrong food will cause more harm than good,” Masden said.
 
Deer are most affected by the severe winter conditions that western Colorado is experiencing this year. But no food should be provided to any big game, officials emphasized.
 
Elk and bighorn sheep are better adapted to survive severe winters. Elk can eat a wider variety of material and because of their size can push and dig through deep snow to find food. Bighorn sheep live in steep areas that don’t hold snow, so they are not as affected by the snow depth.
 
The DOW will be conducting a winter feeding operation aimed at deer in the Gunnison Basin. A feed developed specifically for deer that has been formulated by DOW scientists will be used.
 
The DOW office will attempt to make some of that feed available to property owners. However, feed will not be delivered to the Gunnison office until sometime next week. Residents are asked to wait until mid-week to inquire about available feed. 
 
So far deer in the Gunnison Basin are in pretty good shape given the weather conditions. But based on past experience, wildlife managers know that the weather could soon start to take its toll on deer.
 
The DOW is looking for volunteers to help with the feeding effort. Those who can volunteer for several days should call Jennifer Kleffner, southwest volunteer coordinator, at (970)375-6704.

For more information about Division of Wildlife go to: http://wildlife.state.co.us.

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Men and Abortion « Petunias

January 13, 2008

Men and Abortion « Petunias

Funny that one position that is, or could be held by men was not even mentioned. If a woman can elect to have an abortion or not to. Then why can’t a man demand an abortion, or not be held responsible for child support if she refuses it? I personally know of at least a dozen men that were seduced as it were into eighteen plus years of paying for a womans life of leisure.

Lessons to be learned? Keep it in your pants men.

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