A representative for the Second Amendment Foundation discusses the controversial bills, which could violate the right to bear arms.
Colorado is no stranger to signing restrictive gun bills. But a trio of new ones signed Saturday evening could spell trouble for private gun owners.
As detailed by Colorado Politics, the bills are as follows:
House Bill 1270: this bill mandates that firearm owners must have liability insurance and requires insurance companies to offer firearm liability coverage in homeowners and renters insurance policies to cover injuries caused by accidental firearm discharge.
Considering how much residents already pay for insurance, this could very well escalate costs – and very unfairly, might we add.
House Bill 1353: this bill requires firearms dealers in Colorado to obtain a permit, adhere to sales regulations, provide annual employee training and report suspicious activities. Failure to do so could result in fines up to $250,000 and felony charges.
So, essentially, this could cause some shops to run out of business, spending more to keep operations going to meet these terms.
House Bill 1349: calls for an 11 percent excise tax on firearms and ammunitions sales, with funds being allocated to support crime victim services and shooting range safety programs.
Again, an unnecessary expenditure of money at the hands of private gun owners. But it won’t go into effect until it’s put on the ballot this November.
A representative for the Second Amendment Foundation joins us now to discuss these bills, and how they can hurt people in the long run.
Q&A:
- Why has Colorado been pushing for more gun restrictions as of late, you think?
- Let’s talk about House Bill 1270, calling for the need of liability insurance. How much could this hurt private gun owners, especially those working on a budget? Could it potentially be used to violate other parts of the Second Amendment as well?
- What about House Bill 1353 and the new dealer requirements? Could this potentially put some gun shops out of business? Are they really that fair?
- What about House Bill 1349 and the call for an 11 percent excise tax? Will private gun owners lose a lot more money as a result?
- What can people do to make their voices be heard regarding these bills?
- Where can we learn more about the Second Amendment Foundation?
a. You can visit our official website at http://www.saf.org.
Second Amendment Foundation spokespersons available to be your guest:
ABOUT CHRIS CHENG (In Pacific Time)
Chris Cheng serves on the advisory council to the Second Amendment Foundation’s Board of Trustees. He is the History Channel’s Top Shot Season 4 Champion and author of the book “Shoot to Win.” Cheng is an Asian D&I advocate in the gun community; a former Google employee who went from self-taught amateur to pro shooter.
ABOUT CAM EDWARDS (In Eastern Time)
Cam Edwards is the editor at Bearing Arms-dot-com and hosts the popular podcast Cam & Company that focuses on Second Amendment news and information. Cam is originally from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and has worked in radio, television, and online media for over two decades. He currently lives on a small farm with his family near Farmville, Virginia, and is a member of the board of Citizens Committee to Keep and Bear Arms.
ABOUT MARK WALTERS (in Eastern Time):
Mark Walters is a member of the board of directors for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. As a nationally syndicated host of two talk radio programs, Armed American Radio and Armed American Radio’s Daily Defense, Mark is heard on hundreds of stations weekly across the country. Mark is the co-founder of Armed American News and the recipient of the 2015 “Gun Rights Defender of the Year award.” In addition, Mark Walters is co-author of three books, including Lessons from Armed America, Lessons from Unarmed America, and Grilling While Armed.
ABOUT LEE WILLIAMS (In Eastern Time)
Lee Williams is also known as The Gun Writer and has been writing about the Second Amendment, firearms, the firearms industry, and the gun culture for more than ten years. He is the Chief Editor of the Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Reporting Project and is a frequent contributor to Ammoland News and Armed American Radio. In addition, Lee serves as a board member of Florida Carry, Inc. He was also an editor for a daily newspaper in Florida. Before becoming a newspaper editor, Lee was an investigative reporter in three states and a U.S. Territory. Before becoming a journalist, he worked as a police officer. Before becoming a cop, Lee served in the Army. Lee has earned more than a dozen national journalism awards as a reporter and three medals of valor as a police officer.
ABOUT DAVE WORKMAN (In Pacific Time):
Dave Workman is an award-winning career journalist and senior editor of TheGunMag.com. He writes for Liberty Park Press, Conservative Firing Line, and is communications director for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. He has authored Op-Ed pieces in several major newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, Seattle Times, and Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and co-authored seven books with Second Amendment Foundation Alan Gottlieb. Workman’s beat is firearms, from politics to the outdoors. He is widely considered an authority on firearms, concealed carry, and gun politics.
The Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is the nation’s oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing, and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 700,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control.
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