Fun times in Colorado
Classic case -- people flee California because of the f***ed-up economy, they move to a state where the economy is better (Colorado) and they then vote for the same feel-good crap that caused California to tank. The Governor of Colorado is a typical blue-state top-down mastermind.
From
The Seattle Times:
Colorado governor signs landmark gun bills
Colorado's governor signed bills Wednesday that place new restrictions on firearms, signaling a change for Democrats who have traditionally shied away from gun control in a state with a pioneer tradition of gun ownership and self-reliance.
The legislation thrust Colorado into the national spotlight as a potential test of how far the country might be willing to go with new gun restrictions after the horror of mass killings at an Aurora movie theater and a Connecticut elementary school.
Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper signed bills that require background checks for private and online gun sales and ban ammunition magazines that hold more than 15 rounds.
The debate in the Democratic-controlled Legislature was intense, and Republicans warned that voters would make Democrats pay. The bills failed to garner a single Republican vote.
The fifteen-round magazine is a stupid restriction. First of all, magazines can be extended very easily. Second of all, I am not a trained marksman and have not practiced this much but I can drop a mag, load a new one and clear the slide in about two seconds. Having a small magazine is not going to make me "pause" so people could rush me. It just means I would carry more of them.
And speaking of more magazines -- Colorado just
lost a bunch (200+) of well-paying jobs.
From the
Denver Post:
Magpul says move out of Colorado "underway," and others will follow
Ammunition magazine manufacturer Magpul Industries said it plans to begin leaving Colorado "almost immediately," and other firms may follow suit in the wake of a new law that limits ammunition magazine capacities.
"Our moving efforts are underway," Magpul chief operating officer Doug Smith said Wednesday. "Within the next 30 days we will manufacture our first magazine outside the state of Colorado."
One of three gun-control bills signed Wednesday by Gov. John Hickenlooper prohibits the sale of gun magazines that hold more than 15 rounds.
Erie-based Magpul, with about 200 workers, is the largest Colorado company that potentially would be affected by the bill.
Magpul said earlier this week in a Facebook posting that it "will start our transition out of state almost immediately." The company also posted, "We will likely become a multi-state operation as a result of this move, and not all locations have been selected."
The firm's departure could have a ripple effect on companies that supply parts and materials to Magpul.
"We're basically going to follow Magpul and do our best to continue being a supplier for them," said Lloyd Lawrence, owner of Denver-based Lawrence Tool & Molding. "It will probably be out of state."
I feel sorry for Magpul -- the move will be expensive. Still, I am glad they drew the line in the sand and voted with their feet. They make an excellent product -- I have a bunch of them and after they get settled, will order a bunch more.
Posted by DaveH at March 22, 2013 12:32 PM