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Post by bigmuddy on Feb 24, 2013 20:56:57 GMT -5
I am embarrassed for all of you that live in Colorado. I have vacationed there often. I have also spent time and money hunting elk in your beautiful mountains. I have said many times if you ever doubt there is a God, go to the mountains of Colorado.
I just finished a letter to your governor telling him that signing these bills will prevent my return to your great state. I am also going to to my best to get others to do the same. We as outdoorsmen and gun owners need to go where more than just our money is welcome.
I wish you all luck but sadly Colorado is not the place it used to be.
Dan
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Post by Mark Terry on Feb 24, 2013 22:01:03 GMT -5
I'm confused. Where is this background check going to be carried out? I'm aware that there is a NCIS (National Criminal Information System or something like that) and in Georgia, anyone who purchases a gun from a FFL has to "pass" or I suppose not be in the database as a criminal ( or otherwise not be restricted from owning a firearm). We have the law here and I believe it exists in other states. This applies to gun shows - if you purchase a firearm from a FFL at a gunshow, you are still subjected to the check. I still don't get the "gunshow" loophole.
My understanding is that the problem with this system is that 1) it hasn't been fully funded by Congress, and 2) there is no requirement that law enforcement report to the NCIS. There is, as far as I can tell, no reporting for mental health issues or problems (I realize this would be problematic but maybe this is where the energy, time, and money needs to be spent - when does a person's mental health, lack of stability, and endangerment of the public reasonably start to affect the persons freedoms?).
In my state, residents can sell or trade firearms with other residents without regulation. Having to subject these to the background check is troublesome since it is highly unlikely that the NCIS would be made available to citizens (although we "own" it).
Unfortunately, I don't understand a lot of the new laws being proposed.
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Post by bigmuddy on Feb 24, 2013 23:06:56 GMT -5
Mark
I am just "guessing" but suspect that the background checks for private sales are going to require a FFL holder to be the middle man. I imagine that the sale will have to be taken to a dealer that will perform the background check, for a fee of course.
The only way this one can be enforced is required registration first.
Very scary to say the least.
Dan
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Post by usajon on Mar 21, 2013 15:52:05 GMT -5
AP ARTICLE:
The shootings, as well as last year's movie theater massacre in Aurora, Colo., have triggered a renewed debate over gun laws, especially laws governing background checks and assault rifles. On Wednesday, a Colorado ammunition magazine manufacturer went a step further than Veilleux, saying that it will leave the state after lawmakers approved new gun laws there. Magpul Chief Operating Officer Doug Smith said the moving process has begun following the signing of a bill by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper that bans the sale of gun magazines with more than 15 rounds. A new location has yet to be determined. “Our moving efforts are under way,” Smith told the Denver Post. “Within the next 30 days we will manufacture our first magazine outside the state of Colorado.” Magpul, which employs roughly 200 workers, is based in Erie, about 30 miles north of Denver. It’s the largest Colorado company that potentially would be affected by the bill, one of three state gun measures passed this year. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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