Boulder Residents Given Just Days To ‘Certify’ Rifles Or Face Consequences
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Mr. terzmo
.308 Win
the furher must of stopped by after a couple trips to Puerto Rico.
@thewheels
.308 Win
"Boulder police say they have certified 85 firearms since the city council passed an “assault weapons” ban in May."
Idiots.
Idiots.
Jmac00
.475 A&M Magnum
in short, the police and policticians in Bounder have no idea how many guns are out there, or who owns the guns. So good luck trying to get the people to "comply" with your Nazi laws. The boulder politicians should consult with the Emperor and see how well it worked out in New Yorkistan
Shadow2
6.5 Creedmoor
85 ... much better number then the thousands who registered here in NY. Is this state law or city ordinance? Haven't federal courts repeatedly shoot down ordinances that exceed state law?
BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
Shadow2
6.5 Creedmoor
That's possible ... last time i look we where a United States though.
BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
Federal courts generally don't have jurisdiction over entirely in-state issues where the dispute is between a municipality and the state itself.
Shadow2
6.5 Creedmoor
Hope someone brings it to State court for them.
Curmudgeon
.308 Win
If they have balls, you have the headline backwards.
Jmac00
.475 A&M Magnum
Face consequences ~~~~ LOL challenge accepted
Catskillkid
.450/400 Nitro Ex
How many lakes in Colorado? Must be a lot of boating accidents.
camper4lyfe
.308 Win
The ordinance was passed in May, but they have "just days" to comply. Um, I didn't know 7 months was "just days".
HighlandLofts
6.5 Creedmoor
They can suck shit out of a fat ladies ass.
This is why I have zero respect for any mothermucking democrap, those in office and those who vote for them.
This is why I have zero respect for any mothermucking democrap, those in office and those who vote for them.
Deplorable Me
.700 Nitro Express
Target
6.5 Creedmoor
You vill com-ply by zee 27 of DeeZember or you vill be zent to zee gulag,
That is all. zig heil!
That is all. zig heil!
livingston
20×102mm Vulcan
City of Boulder Can’t Even Get 100 Gun Owners to ‘Certify’ Their Newly Outlawed ‘Assault Weapons’
In May, the city council of Boulder, Colorado, unanimously passed an “assault weapons” ban, along with a ban on bump stocks and “high capacity” magazines. The ban will officially take effect on January 1, 2019, at which point possession of a prohibited weapon or accessory will be punishable by 90 days in jail and/or a $1,000 fine.
Weapons already owned by Boulder residents will be grandfathered in, provided that their owners come forward before December 27 to receive an official “certificate” from the city government. According to Boulder police Sgt. Dave Spraggs, “certification is not a registry” (uh huh) and the police department isn’t keeping any records besides a handwritten count (again, uh huh).
Even better, certifying your guns will cost you. The price is $20 for the first gun and $5 for each additional one. And because police (allegedly) aren’t keeping records, they can’t issue a replacement certificate in case the original is lost.
“It’s a simple process, it’s a reasonable cost,” said Spraggs. “We encourage people to get it done.”
“The ordinance specifically excludes a .22 long rifle,” Spraggs also said, “even though it looks like assault gun (because) it takes rimfire versus centerfire ammunition.”
City of Boulder Can't Even Get 100 Gun Owners to 'Certify' Their Newly Outlawed 'Assault Weapons' - The Truth About Guns
In May, the city council of Boulder, Colorado, unanimously passed an “assault weapons” ban, along with a ban on bump stocks and “high capacity” magazines. The ban will officially take effect on January 1, 2019, at which point possession of a prohibited weapon or accessory will be punishable by 90 days in jail and/or a $1,000 fine.
Weapons already owned by Boulder residents will be grandfathered in, provided that their owners come forward before December 27 to receive an official “certificate” from the city government. According to Boulder police Sgt. Dave Spraggs, “certification is not a registry” (uh huh) and the police department isn’t keeping any records besides a handwritten count (again, uh huh).
Even better, certifying your guns will cost you. The price is $20 for the first gun and $5 for each additional one. And because police (allegedly) aren’t keeping records, they can’t issue a replacement certificate in case the original is lost.
“It’s a simple process, it’s a reasonable cost,” said Spraggs. “We encourage people to get it done.”
“The ordinance specifically excludes a .22 long rifle,” Spraggs also said, “even though it looks like assault gun (because) it takes rimfire versus centerfire ammunition.”
City of Boulder Can't Even Get 100 Gun Owners to 'Certify' Their Newly Outlawed 'Assault Weapons' - The Truth About Guns
livingston
20×102mm Vulcan
From the comments section
John Ramey says:
December 8, 2018 at 10:20
Hi, I’m quoted in article / was point on this law’s negotiations. The estimate was 2-4,000 relevant guns in the city. There’s a prominent firearm community around.
Reply
John Ramey says:
December 8, 2018 at 10:20
Hi, I’m quoted in article / was point on this law’s negotiations. The estimate was 2-4,000 relevant guns in the city. There’s a prominent firearm community around.
Reply
livingston
20×102mm Vulcan
Massive Noncompliance to Boulder, Colorado, Assault Weapons Ban
Massive Noncompliance to Boulder, Colorado, Assault Weapons Ban Written by Bob Adelmann
In May, in a fit of righteous do-goodism, the Boulder, Colorado, city council unanimously banned the sale or possession of so-called assault weapons along with high-capacity magazines and “bump stocks.” As a sop to those among the city’s 100,000 residents who already owned firearms, current possession of such items was grandfathered in. All that was needed was that, by December 27, a firearm owned prior to passage of the law would need to be “certified” by the local police department. A fee would be charged per weapon, and a background check run on the owner.
If the owner cleared the background check, and his check cleared the bank, he would then be issued two “certificates of ownership” showing the particulars of the firearm and the date it was issued: one to be kept with the firearm, the other to be kept somewhere safe, just in case the first one was lost or misplaced.
The city council promised that there would be no records kept, and no registration as a precursor to future confiscation. Compliance, for all practical purposes, would be left up to the gun-owning citizens themselves.
Boulder City Attorney Tom Carr said that anyone found with a “non-certified” firearm in his possession after December 27 would be subject to a fine of up to $1,000 and (not or) 90 days in jail. The now-illegal firearm would be confiscated and destroyed.
Carr questioned just how many citizens in the enclave known as “the Peoples’ Republic of Boulder” would comply with the demand that their grandfathered firearms be certified: “This is a very divisive issue where people have strong feelings. The folks who oppose these kinds of bans … some of them suggest they’re not going to cooperate. I can’t predict what people are going to do, but I respect their feelings.”
One of those who “suggested” he wouldn’t be complying is Jon Caldera, a resident of Boulder, president of the free-market think-tank the Independence Institute, and a well-known activist in the freedom fight in Denver and Boulder. His letter of defiance was published by the Denver Post in May: “My home town of Boulder is about to define me as a criminal if I do not disarm or move. Let this column serve as a public notice: I will not comply.”
After writing of his history as a citizen of the once “red” but now “blue” Colorado, and his disappointment with the typical liberal response to gun violence by criminalizing the innocent, he reiterated his defiance: “Let it be known, like those who refused to go to the back of the bus, I will not surrender or destroy my guns, nor will I place my name on a government watch list.”
If national averages of gun ownership are applied to the citizens of Boulder, then there are one or more firearms per citizen, most of them owned before the ban. Roughly speaking, that means there are approximately 150,000 firearms that need to be “certified” by December 27.
As of December 1, the Boulder Police Department had certified 85 of them.
More at ...
Massive Noncompliance to Boulder, Colorado, Assault Weapons Ban
Massive Noncompliance to Boulder, Colorado, Assault Weapons Ban Written by Bob Adelmann
In May, in a fit of righteous do-goodism, the Boulder, Colorado, city council unanimously banned the sale or possession of so-called assault weapons along with high-capacity magazines and “bump stocks.” As a sop to those among the city’s 100,000 residents who already owned firearms, current possession of such items was grandfathered in. All that was needed was that, by December 27, a firearm owned prior to passage of the law would need to be “certified” by the local police department. A fee would be charged per weapon, and a background check run on the owner.
If the owner cleared the background check, and his check cleared the bank, he would then be issued two “certificates of ownership” showing the particulars of the firearm and the date it was issued: one to be kept with the firearm, the other to be kept somewhere safe, just in case the first one was lost or misplaced.
The city council promised that there would be no records kept, and no registration as a precursor to future confiscation. Compliance, for all practical purposes, would be left up to the gun-owning citizens themselves.
Boulder City Attorney Tom Carr said that anyone found with a “non-certified” firearm in his possession after December 27 would be subject to a fine of up to $1,000 and (not or) 90 days in jail. The now-illegal firearm would be confiscated and destroyed.
Carr questioned just how many citizens in the enclave known as “the Peoples’ Republic of Boulder” would comply with the demand that their grandfathered firearms be certified: “This is a very divisive issue where people have strong feelings. The folks who oppose these kinds of bans … some of them suggest they’re not going to cooperate. I can’t predict what people are going to do, but I respect their feelings.”
One of those who “suggested” he wouldn’t be complying is Jon Caldera, a resident of Boulder, president of the free-market think-tank the Independence Institute, and a well-known activist in the freedom fight in Denver and Boulder. His letter of defiance was published by the Denver Post in May: “My home town of Boulder is about to define me as a criminal if I do not disarm or move. Let this column serve as a public notice: I will not comply.”
After writing of his history as a citizen of the once “red” but now “blue” Colorado, and his disappointment with the typical liberal response to gun violence by criminalizing the innocent, he reiterated his defiance: “Let it be known, like those who refused to go to the back of the bus, I will not surrender or destroy my guns, nor will I place my name on a government watch list.”
If national averages of gun ownership are applied to the citizens of Boulder, then there are one or more firearms per citizen, most of them owned before the ban. Roughly speaking, that means there are approximately 150,000 firearms that need to be “certified” by December 27.
As of December 1, the Boulder Police Department had certified 85 of them.
More at ...
Massive Noncompliance to Boulder, Colorado, Assault Weapons Ban