A Communique From Behind Enemy Lines

 

No Lawyers - Only Guns and Money

---

• A Communique From Behind Enemy Lines
• I Feel Sorry For The Citizens Of Colorado Springs
• A Civic-Minded Police Chief Who Takes Self-Defense Seriously
• Hickenlooper Signs Colorado Mag Ban
• Gun Prohibitionists Crowing

A Communique From Behind Enemy Lines Posted: 20 Mar 2013 07:03 PM PDT Magpul Industries released a statement today on Facebook after Gov. John Hickenlooper had signed HB 1224 into law along with two other gun control measures. I must say I am a little shocked at the number of magazines that they have already shipped under the Boulder Airlift as well as the number they plan to ship before the July 1st implementation date of the new law. All I can say to the anti-gunners - good luck trying to enforce that loser of a law. Sheriff John Cooke of Weld County was correct - it is unenforceable. With the signing of the HB 1224, we want to reassure Colorado residents, now officially in occupied territory, that the "Boulder Airlift" will continue until we can no longer legally ship to CO residents at the approach of the July 1 deadline, so long as demand continues. We are looking at additional ways to give Coloradans the opportunity to buy the magazines they need prior to the enactment date, as although we've been swamped with tens of thousands of orders, our shipping department limitations have only allowed us to get a few hundred thousand magazines out to CO residents...a small portion of our monthly production. We'll continue to support the Airlift as long as demand exists, and up to the active date of the legislation, and we've allocated a little over a million magazines for the effort up to that point, give or take. Customers in the rest of the country should rest assured that the airlift only takes a small portion of our production, and magazines and other products are continuing to ship to the rest of the nation. Our transition to a new home will occur in a phased and orderly a manner to allow us to continue to serve our customers during the move, as well as to allow an orderly transition for affected employees. We are actively working on those plans.  Subscribe in a reader

I Feel Sorry For The Citizens Of Colorado Springs Posted: 20 Mar 2013 06:53 PM PDT I had read that Colorado Senate President John Morse (D-Colorado Springs) was arrogant but I never quite got it until I saw him in the video below. It is after the signing ceremony at which Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) signed three gun control bills including the new magazine ban. Morse starts out by saying, "Zero, the number of guns these bills take from law abiding citizens." While he is technically correct, the readily converted provision of HB 1224 would make the part of the semi-automatic firearm that holds the ammunition banned rendering it useless.  Subscribe in a reader

A Civic-Minded Police Chief Who Takes Self-Defense Seriously Posted: 20 Mar 2013 11:14 AM PDT After seeing the parades of big-city police chiefs testifying at gun control hearings, it is refreshing to see a police chief that not only believes in his citizen's right to self-defense but is doing something to encourage it. Thrall (TX) Police Chief Whitney Whitworth says he wants residents in his small Texas town to be able to protect themselves. He freely acknowledges that the police can't always be there. So, to promote self-defense in his town, he is offering free Texas Concealed Handgun License classes to town residents. Chief Whitworth is a Texas certified CHL instructor and is offering the classes on his own time. Now that is what I call a civic-minded police chief!  Subscribe in a reader

Hickenlooper Signs Colorado Mag Ban Posted: 20 Mar 2013 11:01 AM PDT Today, in a move that guarantees that Colorado will lose at least 200 jobs, Governor John Hickenlooper (D-CO) signed three gun control bills. Among these bills was HB 1224 which bans magazines with a capacity greater than 15 rounds or that could be readily converted to hold more than 15 rounds. Lawmakers and guests applauded as Hickenlooper signed the bills. The governor looked solemn. The bills thrust Colorado into the national spotlight as a potential test of how far the country might be willing to go on new restrictions after the horror of mass shootings at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school and Aurora movie theater. "I am happy the governor is signing common-sense legislation that reduces gun violence in our communities by keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, domestic violence offenders and the seriously mentally ill," said Democratic Rep. Rhonda Fields, who represents the district where an assailant opened fire July 20 during a midnight showing of "Dark Knight Rises." Whether it was meant to be symbolic or not, the signing comes eight months to the day after the shooting in a movie theater in Aurora, CO. UPDATE: Michael Bane issued a warning to gun owners who either live in Denver and its adjacent towns or in Boulder. On today's Downrange Radio podcast, Michael, citing private conversations with his friends in law enforcement, warned that police in Denver and Boulder will be enforcing the Colorado Magazine Ban to the letter of the law. Listen to his podcast for more info. Frankly, it would make me very hesitant to visit the Denver/Boulder area.  Subscribe in a reader

Gun Prohibitionists Crowing Posted: 20 Mar 2013 08:57 AM PDT Now that Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) has signed Colorado HB 1224 which now bans magazines with a capacity - or the ability to be readily converted - of over 15 rounds, the gun prohibitionists at Mayor Bloomberg's Illegal Mayors are crowing. I guess they feel they got their money's worth. Would that these gun prohibitionists cared so much about the lives and jobs of the employees of Magpul and their suppliers that will be leaving Colorado.  Subscribe in a reader

 

You are subscribed to email updates from No Lawyers - Only Guns and Money To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610