by George Gramlich,
Commentary
The democrat controlled Colorado House gave final okay to the unconstitutional Red Flag Emergency Risk Protection Order (ERPO)/Gun Confiscation bill, HB19-1177, that the democrat controlled Senate passed recently. As of today (4/3/19) it awaits democrat Governor Polis’s signature. He has indicated he will sign it. It will take effect January 1, 2020.
There is a very strong movement to place this bill on this fall’s election ballot so the people can vote yes or no on it. A Colorado law allows, if enough signatures are gathered via a petition process, for any law to placed on the ballot for the voters to decide if they want it or not. This law has not been used in recent history. This is already happening for the similarly unconstitutional National Popular Vote bill the dems recently passed. The Sentinel will have petitions to place ERPO on the ballot this fall as soon as they are available.
Note that this was NOT brought up in the election campaign. (Nor was the outrageous sex education bill or the National Popular vote. Typical liberals. Hide and lie.)
ERPO allows family, household members (vaguely defined) and law enforcement officials to petition a court to allow LE to seize ALL OF YOUR GUNS WITHOUT ANY DUE PROCESS OR NOTIFICATION TO THE PERSON ACCUSED. The accuser does not have to show up in court. It can even be done over the phone. You are not allowed to present a defense before the guns are seized. The cops show up at your house at any time and can, if need, forcibly enter your home and forcibly confiscate your guns. You are then defenseless. The vast majority of Colorado’s law enforcement community is against this. People will be killed because of this. The odds of getting your guns back are virtually zero. The old Soviet Union bolsheviks could not have done better.
It does nothing about potential mental health issues of the accused. All it does is disarm the person and his household and leaves them without a realistic means to defend themselves.
This bill is all about the incremental elimination of the 2nd Amendment here in Colorado. They will soon expand the kinds of people who can make the complaint till it gets to the point where virtually anybody can make THE phone call and your weapons are gone. And maybe you.
The 2nd Amendment is THE LINE IN THE SAND.  ERPO must be defeated. And then the libs who voted for it are next. Repeal. Recall. Stand up for our Constitution. It is now or never. Molon Labe.

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