Another Outrage Foist on Aurora!
Howdy Folks!
I think ya'll have a pretty good idea where I'm at on this forum. I am not one to throw insult, but endeavor to respond with respect even when others are abusive and rude. I try very hard to be respectful of others and have striven to help set a tone of civility on the Colorado forum, even in the face of some foolishness we've seen here in the past. As a result, we have one of the best boards on OCDO, and folks here get along real well, regardless of whether we agree on specific issues or not. We manage to debate our positions without name calling, insults or flaming one another. At the end of the day, I believe everybody who makes the Colorado board part of their day all comport themselves in a manner we canall be proud of.
That being said.............................
The people responsible for the article claiming absurdities can only be either blatantly lying through their teeth, or outright stupid beyond the pale!
I don't think those folks are stupid, so I can only conclude they are liars. This ain't no accident, nor is it a simple error. This thing has the appearance of propaganda, intended to disrupt the rights we enjoy through a misinformation campaign filled with falsehood and distortion.
Just one example here: If local cities have such gun restrictions, why are none of us who live in those cities subjected to arrest as we open carry every single day?
Obviously compelling is the law of preemption:
CRS 29-11.7-103. Regulation - type of firearm - prohibited.
A local government may not enact an ordinance, regulation, or other law that prohibits the sale, purchase, or possession of a firearm that a person may lawfully sell, purchase, or possess under state or federal law. Any such ordinance, regulation, or other law enacted by a local government prior to March 18, 2003, is void and unenforceable.
The law cannot be stated much more clearly!
Denver is exempt by virtue that their ordinances prohibiting open carry were in place prior to March 18, 2003. The Meyer Decision affirmed their right to restrict open carry within their city limits.
The entire article, and the outrageous claims made, are but one more shot fired at Aurora Colorado. The intent being to do damage to folks already hurting in the aftermath of a tragedy. Such persons, so disposed to advance their twisted agenda are little better than the shooter who attacked innocent citizens in our city. These lies are spreading over the internet like a plague of locusts, with each loaded with the venom of agenda politics. Lies, and damnedable lies at that.
I live in Aurora. I carry every single day in Aurora. I interact nearly every day with Aurora police officers. Aurora does not deserve this slander against the character of our fair city, any more than those innocent citizens deserved to be fired upon Friday morning. And I'll state again, as I have in the past, that if I had been there and saw a chance to return fire, I'd have done so in hopes of saving others.
It seems to me that the people behind these lies and propaganda are lying agents provocateurs! It is obvious they hope to utilize this tragic incident as an opportunity to provoke more harm.
In the meanwhile, I encourage everyone to regard those who created this pack of lies to denounce those responsible, hold them in utter contempt, and treat them with the level of respect you'd give a rat. Hopefully you'll agree, a rat deserves better than those who would suggest criminals should create more mischief in Aurora Colorado.
May the blessings of liberty keep us free from idiots!
M-Taliesin