Legislative Updates

2008

Rep. Gardner explains the 2008 "Make My Day Better" bill on Youtube
Track Firearms-related legislation at Billwatch 2008
McCarthy and NRA ambush gun owners, sneak Gun Control through Senate and House
Full text of bill that passed
Beware Holiday Season Ambush on H.R. 2640
NRA Board Member Ted Nugent nukes gun control deal
Track 2008 Presidential candidate's views on your gun rights
 

2007

Sen. Coburn stands heroically, while NRA's response fails to hit mark
Elbert County Sheriff opposed to local shooting: calls Boy Scouts “Hamas”
How to Stop the McCarthy/Schumer Gun Control bill
McCarthy/Schumer Gun Control Bill advancing
Colorado Gun Controls become law
Rudy Giuliani receives poor reception from Colorado gun owners
DC Gun Ban partially overturned
Spring .50 cal shoot
Final version - Billwatch 2007

2006

Colorado elections: Conservatives won while Liberal Republicans lost
Fall 2006 Shoot pictures
Fall .50 Cal & Machine Gun Shoot scheduled
Pro-gun candidates sweep GOP primaries
Vote Pro-Gun in the Primary Elections: Our Picks -- and Anti-Picks -- for office
Musgrave passes amendment to ban enforcement of Trigger Lock provisions
Bad News for gun owners: Colorado Supremes fail to overturn Meyers decision in Sternberg case 
Fort Morgan Spring .50 cal & Machine Gun Shoot

2005

Reciprocity Map
Could firearms confiscations -- like those in New Orleans -- happen in Colorado?
Senate Passes Gun Control Amidst Protection For Gun Makers
Senate and NRA leadership agree to let Liability bill become a Gun Control monster
Dangerous Amendments Coming to Liability Bill
Pictures from the 2005 Fort Morgan Machine Gun Shoot
RMGO files brief against Denver in Preemption case
2005 Ft. Morgan Machine Gun Shoot & Military Vehicle Display
These "Sportsman's" groups are raising your hunting fees
Coming Soon: A Massive Increase in your Hunting Fees
BillWatch 2005

2004

• Urge Gov. Owens to appeal anti-gun Denver court decision
• Ding, dong, the Witch (the Assault Weapons Ban) is dead... for now.
• RMGO PAC formed to fight for our rights in Colorado's 2004 Elections [www.gunowners.org]
• Here Comes the Semi-Auto Ban Again [www.gunowners.org]
• 2004 Gun Control Fact Sheet and Firearms Stats
• S.1805 Monstrosity dead -- RMGO members deserve huge credit
• Emergency Alert: Oppose Gun Control -- Kill S.1805
• S.1805 has Gun Control attached -- KILL IT!
• Act now, or lose your Assault Weapons forever!
• Does your sheriff enter you into a Criminal Database?
• GOP House Leadership, Bob Briggs, Bill Sinclair kill Vermont/Alaska Carry bill
• Vermont / Alaska Law introduced in Colorado Legislature
• Abolish the Big Brother database
• BillWatch 2004 (Final update 6/04/04)

2003

• 2003 State Legislative voting record Printable PDF
• Alaska passes a "Vermont" Law [www.adn.com]
• RMGO joins first ever nationwide coalition to fight the "Assault Weapons" ban reauthorization 
• Billwatch 2003 (Final Update 5/8/03)
• Preemption, weak concealed carry bill pass House Second Reading
• Bad concealed carry bill passes Senate, to be heard Friday in House Committee
• Chlouber concealed carry advances,Preemption passes first Senate floor vote
• RMGO member makes field trip... to Afghanistan!
• Project Gestapo: putting gun owners in jail in record numbers
• .50 BMG & Machine Gun Shoot April 24-27
• Vermont-style CCW bill passes first test
• Comparison of Colorado concealed carry bills
• Sheriff Entering Concealed Carry Permit Holders into Criminal Database
• Preemption to be voted upon by full Senate
• Denver Police Department's Spy File on RMGO Exec. Director Dudley Brown
• Liberals retain U.S. Senate control [www.etherzone.com]
• Project Gestapo claims another victim -- tonight, on News 4
• What Tuesday's elections mean to Colorado gun owners
• Ballistic Fingerprinting: A New Tool for Gun Opponents

2002

• .50 cal Shoot photos
• RMGO launches radio spots to educate Bedingfield
• 4th CD Candidate attacks RMGO staff
• End of Session, bad bill dead
• HB1242 dies in Sen. Judiciary, HB1410 to Sen. Agriculture and Approp.; HB1410 a "Step Backward" for Concealed Carry
• Vermont-style HB1242 gets initial House approval
• Project Gestapo assailed [westword.com]
• New “Concealed Carry Compromise” a step backward
• .50 Caliber Fun Shoot slated for May 3, 4 & 5
• Vermont-style permit bill, HB1242, passes -- Poor CCW bill dies in Senate Committee
• Schultheis offers HB1242 -- Vermont-Style CCW Permits
• Liberalize Concealed Carry by Ari Armstrong [www.freecolorado.com]
• Retiring Congressman Bob Schaffer puts heat on FAA [wwwa.house.gov]
• SB60: Concealed carry – and gun control, all in one package
• Gov. Owens "Welcome" flier
• Owens concealed carry bill a step backward

2001

• Westword article on .50 cal & Machine Gun Fun Shoot [www.westword.com]
• Pictures from the .50 Cal & Machine Gun Fun Shoot
• Our views on the terrorist attacks, and the proper response...
• .50 Cal & Machine Gun Fun Shoot Scheduled for Sept. 14, 15 & 16
• A New -- and Old -- Plan to Repeal Brady
• Amendment 22 implemented; Lawsuit planned
• Senate Bill 83 not a fix for Concealed Carry problem in Colorado
• Billwatch - Legislative tracking updated as events occur
• Restrictive Carry Bill Invites Another Columbine
• New site reveals NRA sell-outs: NRAwol [www.nrawol.org]

2000

• 2000Elections mixed for gun owners
• 2000 Candidate Guide
• Get your "No on 22" Yard signs, bumper stickers
• No on 22 Campaign launched!
• NRA, Heston publish support for SAFE's agenda
• Million Commie Mommies in Denver; Protest Planned
• Huge victory scored by pro-gun forces in Colorado's Primary Elections
• RMGO cleans gun grabbers clocks at GOP Convention
• GOP State Convention -- A call to action!
• [broken] .50 Cal shoot in Adams County on May 19, 20, 21
• Second Amendment Sisters present MMM alternative on Mother's Day
• SAFE holds news conference; Owens first petition signer on Wed.
• NRA's Project Exile attacked by coalition
• Clinton to be protested in Denver on Wed., April 12th
• Owens to be Protested in Longmont on March 31st
• Call Heritage Foundation... tell them Bill Owens is a traitor!
• Report of Ft. Collins "Million Mom March" Rally [www.freecolorado.com]
• Photos, report of Morgan County Rally [www.freecolorado.com]
• Photos, report of Gov's Mansion Rally [www.freecolorado.com]
• Governor to face gunnies in Morgan County....and you should be there!
• House kills potential 18-21 year old gun ban; NRA MIA again!
• Gun show bill dies in Committee; Trojan Horse bill moving
• Mayor Webb's "Wall of Death" to open... come join us
• BillWatch - tracking gun control in the Colorado State Legislature
• Gun Control bill in trouble -- let's push it over the edge
• 400 Gun Rights activists march on Gov. Gun Control's mansion
• March on Gov. Gun Control's Mansion
• Many gun control bills dead; others waiting in the wings
• Senate, House bill hearings on Monday, Tuesday
• RMGO sets the facts straight about "Safe" Storage bill, other legislation

1999

• Sponsors kill own Concealed Carrybills: NRA cancels Denver NRA convention
• Preemption passes Senate; Gun suits prohibition passes House Committee
• Senate Judic. Comm. kills HB1316, passes worst CCW bill in Colorado history
• Senate to revive Chlouber's SB84, kill HB1316
• House passes HB1316 with Lautenberg gun ban
• SB156 dies; HB1316 must be cleaned up or killed
• SB156 Passes Senate 20-13; Other CCW bill offered in House as method to kill Musgrave/McKay bill
• Musgrave's Freedom to Carry Act passes Senate on preliminary vote!
• Call your Senator ASAP to pass Vermont-style Concealed Carry
• Senate Judiciary passes Musgrave's Vermont-style concealed carry permit bill, Tables two weaker gun measures
• Musgrave's Right to Carry bill heard Monday, Feb. 1
• Sen. President Ray Powers assigns Musgrave "Vermont-style" permit to graveyard committee with other CCW bills
• Musgrave offers "Vermont-style" concealed carry permit
• 1999 Legislative Session has 3 concealed carry bills

1998

• 1998 General Election Results
• 1998 Firearms Fact Sheet
• Pro-gun candidates win in State Legislative Primaries; NRA endorses liberal incumbents
• 1998 Candidate Survey
• State Rep. Marilyn Musgrave's letter about NRA lobbying tactics [www.gunowners.org]
• Stop the Wham-George Leadership race Gun Grab
• Denver City Council makes seizure law permanent
• House Committee to hear ban on "Assault Weapons"
• House sponsor gun owners enemy; Assault weapons ban proposed; Wray Police Chief shuts down permit operations
• Wray Police chief tries to issue CCW permits statewide

1997

• Romer vetoes weak concealed carry measure - News Release
• Concealed Carry clears House -- Liberals stop "Vermont" vote
• SB96 on House floor
• Current law on Carrying Concealed Weapons
• 1997 Concealed Carry Bill SB96 - Current Version
• Concealed Carry passes House Committee: Expect "Vermont Law" vote on floor
• Concealed Carry passes Senate: Your pressures remove Wham Provisions
• Englewood City Council proposes new gun controls
• Concealed Carry to be heard on Senate floor this week: Texas a good lesson
• Carry bill passes Senate Judiciary Committee; Chlouber says "The pro-gunners are not going to be happy with this bill."
• Concealed Carry bill to be heard on Wednesday, Feb. 12
• Concealed Carry Bill Summary
• 1997 Colorado Legislative Session Begins; Concealed Carry fate in Question