HB1180 passes both Houses, heading to Governor's Desk

Sen. Greg Brophy (R-Wray) is the sponsor of HB1180, the Brady Bypass bill.

5/08/2009 - The Brady Bypass bill, HB1180 by Rep. Steve King and Senator Greg Brophy, has passed the House and Senate, and is heading for Governor Ritter's desk.

The bill survived a battle in the Senate, where anti-gun lobbyists and legislators tried to amend the bill to require a statewide database of permit holders.

Due to the heroic defense of the bill by Sen. Greg Brophy -- who called the legislation a mere pre-approval, since concealed carry permit holders have already undergone an extensive background check -- the bill stayed true to the intent of the original bill.

Senate Democrats did manage to change the bill with two amendments:

1. Standardizing the look of an actual permit.  Though this is not something we wanted, it's not a deal killer.



2. Requiring a second form of ID to utilize the Brady Bypass feature. Again, no reason to kill the bill.

The process for buying a firearm would not change for a non-permit holder: to buy a new firearm through a dealer (or even a privately sold firearm at a gun show) the purchaser would still be required to undergo an illegal Brady Registration Check (don't think that's unconstitutional?  Read Article II Section 13 of the Colorado Constitution, which says the "...right of no person to keep and bear arms....shall be called into question...").

For a valid Colorado Concealed Carry Permit Holder who is buying a firearm, the process is quite a bit streamlined, though permit holders will be required to have a permit issued after January 2010 (with the new "standardized" look).  They will simply present their CCW permit (again, only Colorado permits allow you to bypass) to a dealer, and they'll skip the wait of a Brady Check (though there are still requirements to fill out the BATFE's 4473 form).

What you can do:

Call Governor Ritter's office at (303) 866-2471 and urge him to sign HB1180.  If you prefer e-mail, click here to demand Bill Ritter sign HB-1180, the Brady Bypass Bill.

Want to help even more?  Become a Force Multiplier!

Our office has literally tens of thousands of phone numbers for Colorado gun owners and freedom activists.

We'd like to contact them all -- and give them the opportunity to be connected (on our dime) to Governor Ritter's office to urge him to allow HB1180 to become law.

But we simply can't afford it -- unless you help, today!

You can donate to this project and become a Force Multiplier by clicking here:

https://rmgo.ejoinme.org/MyPages/SignHB1180/tabid/142529/Default.aspx

But you must do it quickly.  It takes time to set up this kind of program, and we can't afford to do it unless we get a lot of help.

Any amount you can donate -- whether it's $50, $500 or just $5 -- will be used to contact more gun owners to get this bill passed.

Gun owners can get a "Win" in the Colorado Legislature... if you act NOW!

4/1/2009 - This Friday the Colorado State Senate may hear House Bill 1180, which is the Brady Bypass bill.

This legislation would allow a concealed handgun permit holder to show an FFL (a gun dealer) -- or private seller at a gun show -- his or her permit and could then SKIP the Brady Registration check (sales through a dealer would still require the BATFE's 4473 form).

Yesterday on KCOL radio, sponsor Senator Greg Brophy (Rep. Steve King is the House sponsor) called this bill a simple "pre-approval" measure to buy a gun.

Though this bill was gutted in the House Judiciary weeks ago, Brophy managed to have the bill reinstated to it's original form, and the bill could pass the State Senate... but only if you act ASAP!

There is one danger: some law enforcement are claiming they need a statewide database of permit holders to administer this and to be able to verify that permits are real (that's ludicrous, since no one can even produce a case of a fake permit in Colorado).

It's vital we keep any amendments off of this bill.

We need a handful of Democrats to support this pro-gun legislation, so they need to hear from you.

Call these Senators and courteously ask them to support this common-sense legislation, House Bill 1180, without amendments:

Senator Morgan Carroll - 303-866-4879
Senator John Morse - 303-866-6364
Senator Chris Romer - 303-866-4852
Senator Gail Schwartz - 303-866-4871

Of course, it's worth your time to call your own State Senator, regardless of party, to urge his/her favorable vote.

You must act as soon as possible, though.  Leaving a message with their office is fine, but make that call today!

 

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2008 Colorado Concealed Carry Report

The following report is from the County Sheriffs of Colorado, detailing the number of permits issue (and denied) in each county during 2008.

Report to the Colorado General Assembly
Concealed Weapons Permits Issued by Colorado Sheriffs in 2008
Denial and Revocation codes:  A=Arrest Record, D=Discretionary, R=Residency, RO=Restraining Order, M=Mental Illness or Addiction
County	Applications received	Permits issued	Denials					Revocations
			A	D	R	RO	M	A	D	R	RO	M
Adams	1508	1090	14		3			4		1
Alamosa	53	40						2
Arapahoe	1675	1550	27	4	3	3	2	10	4
Archuleta	106	106									2
Baca	5	5
Bent	8	7
Boulder	724	616	2					7		5	1
Broomfield	168	127		1			1
Chaffee	130	130
Cheyenne	18	14
Clear Creek	84	73	1
Conejos	36	19
Costilla	11	5
Crowley	19	17
Custer	50	50						1
Delta	225	174	1								1
Denver	895	567	16			1		7
Dolores	14	13
Douglas	1594	1228	7	1							2
Eagle	160	109	2
El Paso	3573	3537	12	21		11		3	2		1	3
Elbert	353	322
Fremont	231	227	1	1				1	1			1
Garfield	434	324	4			1		2
Gilpin	66	63
Grand	133	131	2
Gunnison	23	23
Hinsdale	32	32						1
Huerfano	56	56
Jackson	15	15
Jefferson	3292	2314	20	1	3	4	1	21	2		1	2
Kiowa	2	2
Kit Carson	44	22
La Plata	182	151	2		1
Lake	16	14
Larimer	1025	849	3	5		2		6	6		3
Las Animas	64	64						1
Lincoln	60	48						1			1
Logan	45	43			2
Mesa	920	696	5	2		1		8			1	1
Mineral	10	10
Moffat	37	37	1
Montezuma	216	184
Montrose	263	263						3			2
Morgan	82	82
Otero	64	48	1								1
Ouray	40	37	1
Park	206	182	1					1
Phillips	11	11
Pitkin	28	28
Prowers	61	16
Pueblo	459	381	4	4			1	4
Rio Blanco	28	28
Rio Grande	71	71
Routt	171	133						1
Saguache	30	29		1
San Juan	5	5
San Miguel	32	32
Sedgewick	6	6
Summit	111	109	2					3
Teller	250	249	1					5
Washington	10	9	1
Weld	720	834	7			2		1	1
Yuma	38	38
Totals	20998	17695	138	41	12	25	5	93	16	6	16	7

 

 

If you have documented information from a county that fits within the parameters of the below table, either This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or fax it to 970-482-7646.

 

NOL = No Online Listing for permit information at this time

* = Link to Sheriff's web page

Links to county home pages -
Adams | Alamosa | Arapahoe | Archuleta | Baca | Bent| Boulder |Broomfield| Chaffee | Cheyenne | Clear Creek | Conejos | Costilla | Crowley | Custer | Delta | Denver | Dolores | Douglas | Eagle | Elbert | El Paso | Fremont | Garfield | Gilpin | Grand | Gunnison | Hinsdale | Huerfano | Jackson | Jefferson | Kiowa | Kit Carson | Lake | La Plata | Larimer | Las Animas | Lincoln | Logan | Mesa | Mineral | Moffat | Montezuma | Montrose | Morgan | Otero | Ouray | Park | Phillips | Pitkin | Prowers | Pueblo | Rio Blanco | Rio Grande | Routt | Saguache | San Juan | San Miguel | Sedgwick | Summit | Teller | Washington | Weld | Yuma