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2019

Stalking the Night Part 2

Part 2 of 3

by Mark Bunch,
Lincoln Park Pawn,
Royal Gorge Gun Club


Gen 2 Night Vision
Device (NVD)
Major improvements in image-intensifier tubes resulted in Generation-2 NVDs. They offer improved resolution and performance over Generation-1 devices, and are considerably more reliable. The biggest gain in Generation 2 is the ability to see in extremely low light conditions, such as a moonless night. This increased sensitivity is due to the addition of the microchannel plate to the image-intensifier tube. Continue reading Stalking the Night Part 2 →

2019, Custer County Kids, Letters

Special Speaker to tell stories of Patriot’s Day

Dear C-1 students, teachers, administrators, parents and school board,

You are invited to attend on March 28th, 2019 a Liberty Rocks meeting at Tony’s Mountain Pizza at 6 PM. There are many reasons why this session will benefit students. As most adults know, prior to the American Revolution taverns and coffee houses in the colonies were filled with debate on whether the colonies should declare their independence from England. The “Liberty Rocks” sessions have been designed to duplicate the colonial meetings that were so popular 244 years ago. I have attended about two dozen of these meetings Continue reading Special Speaker to tell stories of Patriot’s Day →

2019, BOCC

Custer County Commish March 5 & 6

March 5 BOCC: Debt Collector, Landfill Not Leaking, Water Truck Borrowing, Clinic “Beaming”

Board of County
Commissioners (BOCC)
—March 5, 2019
Westcliffe, CO
by Jackie (Muddy) Bubis
The meeting started at 9 a.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance and roll call. Introductions of the public followed.
Commissioner Items
All three Commissioners listed meetings they had attended.
Commissioner Canda reported on airport grants, the strategic plan, and had some ideas about a possible volunteer water board.
Chairman Flower reported that the Board will put together a letter to go with the final draft of the strategic plan. He also discussed the $345 that was not paid on the CenturyLink bill for damages that occurred last fall. He will have Gary Hyde check again to make sure that there was no earlier invoice than the one the County paid. The $345 appeared to be a service charge from a collection agency and the Board felt it was not responsible for paying it. Continue reading Custer County Commish March 5 & 6 →

2019

Stalking the Night Part 1

 

Part 1 of 3 : Gen 1 Night Vision Devices (NVD)
by Mark Bunch
I remember as a young man I spent a considerable amount of time hiking, backpacking and camping in the mountains, usually by myself. Getting away from it all and honing my skills of self-reliance at the same time has always appealed to me. Something on a primal level back to my cave man ancestry no doubt, lol.

photo from Mark Bunch

It has been my experience, that anytime you are completely alone,  your awareness and senses go into overdrive, bombarding you with all sorts of new stimuli. At times, this can become overwhelming and I would be lying if I stated that I have never had the hair on the back of my neck stand up when I was deep in the woods all by myself. Continue reading Stalking the Night Part 1 →

2019

Colorado Counties Declared Gun Rights Sanctuaries En Masse

by Lesley Hollywood

–March 5, 2019

Updated 4/4/19

(Editor note: To see this article in full go to www.rallyforourrights.com.  Lesley has done an excellent job of putting together a list counties that have reacted and a list of future county meetings taking place in Colorado. If your county has not yet passed a resolution, THIS IS A MUST READ)

It’s a battle that’s playing out across the nation: states that are pushing gun control legislation directly against the will of the citizens are witnessing entire counties push back en masse.  In New Mexico 29 out of 33 counties have declared themselves “Second Amendment Sanctuaries”.  In Oregon, ten counties ran “Second Amendment Preservation Ordinances” on the ballot last election, and it passed in eight of them.  In Washington, 20 counties have said they will not enforce the overreaching laws forced upon law abiding citizens when I-1639 passed last November.  And we’re seeing it pop up other places as well, including Nevada and Illinois.

It should come as no surprise with HB19-1177 – “Red Flag” Emergency Risk Protection Orders  – looming, Colorado is following suit – and the counties are adding up fast.

These counties have adopted the “Second Amendment Sanctuary” status or are considering…

(Updated March 21, 2019)

Current list of Second Amendment Sanctuary counties:

Bent County: Passed Resolution March 27, 2019
Sedgwick County: Passed Resolution March 20, 2019
Montrose County: Passed Resolution March 20, 2019
Mineral County: Passed Resolution March 19, 2019
Lincoln County: Passed Resolution March 19, 2019
Archuleta County: Passed Resolution March 19, 2019
Delta County: Passed Resolution March 19, 2019
Logan County: Passed Resolution March 19, 2019
Huerfano County: Passed Resolution March 19, 2019
Crowley County: Passed Resolution March 18, 2019
Jackson County: Passed Resolution March 14, 2019
Rio Grande County: Passed Resolution March 13, 2019
Elbert County: Passed Resolution March 13, 2019
Alamosa County: Passed Resolution March 13, 2019
Washington County: Passed resolution March 12, 2019
Douglas County: Passed resolution March 12, 2019 (Sheriff not in support)
Dolores County: Passed resolution March 12, 2019
El Paso County: Passed resolution March 12, 2019 (Sheriff may still enforce law or parts of law)
Prowers County: Passed resolution March 11, 2019
Cheyenne County: Passed resolution March 8, 2019
Park County: Passed resolution March 7, 2019
Teller County: Passed resolution March 7, 2019
Baca County: Passed resolution March 6, 2019
Conejos County: Passed resolution March 6, 2019
Kit Carson County: Passed resolution March 6, 2019
Weld County: Passed resolution March 6, 2019
Moffat County: Passed resolution March 5, 2019
Montezuma County: Passed resolution Feb 28, 2019
Custer County: Passed resolution Feb 28, 2019
Kiowa County: Passed resolution Feb 28, 2019
Fremont County: Passed resolution Feb 26, 2019
Rio Blanco County: Passed resolution May 21, 2018
Otero County: Passed resolution in 2013, although they commissioners and sheriff are refusing to draft language specific to HB19-1177

These municipalities have joined with their counties:

Silver Cliff, CO: Passed resolution April 1, 2019Craig, CO: Passed resolution March 11, 2019
Canon City, CO: Passed resolution March 18, 2019
Milliken, CO: Passed resolution March 27, 2019
Lamar, CO: Set to pass resolution
Greeley, CO: Considering

The following counties are considering implementing similar resolutions:

Morgan County:

Morgan county sheriff and commissioners have stated that they believe HB19-1177 as written is clearly unconstitutional and will not enforce it.  They have chosen to issue a statement rather than a resolution, which will be out in coming days.

Phillips County: 

The Phillips County Sheriff has come out in full opposition, urging the county commissioners to vote for Second Amendment Sanctuary Status.

Garfield County: 

Sheriff of Garfield County Lou Vallario made a public statement about his opposition to HB19-1177 and the county commissioners are working with him to determine next steps.

Sedgwick County

Sedgwick County Sheriff Carlton Britton presented his county commissioners with a formal letter requesting the adoption of a Second Amendment Sanctuary resolution.

Pueblo County

The Pueblo County Sheriff has publicly voiced his opposition and two of the three Democrat county commissioner made public statements at their last county commissioner meeting that they have grave concerns with the bill (the third was not present).

Mesa County

Rose Pugliese, chairwoman of the Mesa County Board of Commissioners, said her board passed a comprehensive resolution in 2013 supporting the Second Amendment and she plans to present the newest resolution to the entire board of commissioners in the coming days.  The Mesa County Sheriff has also come out in strong opposition to the Red Flag legislation currently being considered.

Larimer County

In Larimer County, Sheriff Justin Smith has publicly stated his opposition to the current version of the Red Flag bill, and all three county commissioners (including Democrat and former State Senator, John Kefalas) have issued a letter to the Senate asking them to oppose this bill.

Jefferson County

Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Shrader is also in public opposition to HB19-1177.  The Board of County Commissioners have yet to make a statement.  I will reach out to them as well.

To see the rest of this resource laden article go to http://www.rallyforourrights.com/colorado-counties-declared-gun-rights-sanctuary-red-flag-erpo/

2019

Can Trump Stop the Invasion? Patrick Buchanan

BY PATRICK J. BUCHANAN
–FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2019

Can Trump Stop the Invasion?

In its lead editorial Wednesday, The New York Times called upon Congress to amend the National Emergency Act to “erect a wall against any President, not just Mr. Trump, who insists on creating emergencies where none exist.”

Only if one believes in open borders is this not an emergency, not a crisis. Consider the budgetary impact alone of this invasion.

Trump “took advantage” of a “loophole” in the NEA, said The Times, to declare “a crisis at the border, contrary to all evidence.”
The Times news desk, however, apparently failed to alert the editorial page on what the top story would be that day. Continue reading Can Trump Stop the Invasion? Patrick Buchanan →

2019

County Resolutions Uphold the Law- TL Davis

TL Davis’ Weekly Newsletter

County Resolutions Uphold the Law

by TL Davis, Colorado

In the past few days, Colorado counties have pushed back hard against so-called “red flag” laws that would allow the confiscation of weapons through the Emergency Risk Protection
Orders (ERPO’s), or in the Colorado Legislature, HB19-1177.
In response, three Colorado counties, Fremont, Montezuma and Custer, have already passed resolutions making it illegal for law enforcement and corrections institutions to use tax funds to enforce the law, before it is even passed or signed into law. Continue reading County Resolutions Uphold the Law- TL Davis →

2019, Custer County Kids

Donkey Basketball Coming to Custer County!

by Andrew Straight
Custer County Schools,
Director of Bands/HS Technology

“First off. This is real. This is not a joke.”

New rodeo stars will be born during the wild and crazy “Dairyland Donkey Basketball Show” at the Custer County School East Gym on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, starting at 6:30 p.m. (Moved to March 13 due to weather)

Dairyland Donkey Basketball

Continue reading Donkey Basketball Coming to Custer County! →

2019, BOCC

Molon Labe! Custer Becomes a 2nd Amendment County

Molon Labe!

Custer Becomes a 2nd Amendment County

Sangre de Cristo Sentinel
Updated 03/07/19

If the progressive liberal leaning legislators of Colorado think the LEGAL gun owners of Colorado are going to take their Red Flag Bill HB 19-1177, sitting down, THEY ARE WRONG. MOLON LABE ** (Come and get it) .

Custer County Board of Commissioners Meeting

–February 28, 2019

WESTCLIFFE, Colo.

by Jackie Bubis

It was standing room only on Thursday morning at the Custer County Courthouse as the Custer County Board of Commissioners met for their end of month meeting. Resolution 19-02, declaring Custer County a Second Amendment Sanctuary County, was up for discussion. All commissioners were present, Commissioner and Board Chair Tom Flower, Commissioner Bill Canda and Commissioner Jay Printz.

Continue reading Molon Labe! Custer Becomes a 2nd Amendment County →