Second Amendment Under Siege at the Colorado Capitol

On March 8, 2024, Richard Holtorf, Nephi Cole, Jim May, and Randall O’Toole joined the show. Outlines his Congressional District 4 campaign platform including a five-point border security plan, federal term limits, and making Trump-era tax cuts permanent Warns about multiple gun control bills including HB 1270 requiring liability insurance, HB 1348 on vehicle storage, merchant category codes for tracking purchases, and an assault weapons ban. Congressional Campaign for CD4 Focuses on Border Security Start listening at 19:04 – Hour 1 Richard Holtorf, a retired Army colonel and Colorado State Representative, makes the case for his Congressional District 4 campaign. Holtorf brings extensive military credentials including graduation from the U.S. Army War College, 16 years in operational aviation across three continents, and two combat tours in Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The CD4 candidate outlines a five-point border security plan that includes declaring war on narco-terrorists, standing up NORTHCOM as a combatant command, and federalizing National Guard elements in states with governors who refuse to act. Holtorf also champions making the Trump-era tax cuts permanent and introducing federal term limits legislation that would cap House members at four terms and Senators at two terms, with extensions for those in leadership. “I’ve already signed the term limits pledge. And I think the one way you drain the swamp, ma’am, is tostart doing something about how long people stay in the swamp.” Richard Holtorf, Colorado State Representative and CD4 Candidate Gun Liability Insurance Bill Threatens Constitutional Rights Start listening at 33:03 – Hour 1 Nephi Cole, Director of State Affairs and Government Relations for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, breaks down a wave of anti-Second Amendment legislation heading to Colorado committees. House Bill 1270 would require every gun owner in Colorado to carry liability insurance, a product Cole notes does not actually exist in the marketplace. Cole exposes the true intent behind the legislation: sponsors want homeowners insurance companies to conduct firearm inventories, dictate storage practices, and adjust rates accordingly. This would effectively turn insurance companies into gun control enforcement arms. The bill would disproportionately harm low-income Coloradans who cannot afford additional insurance costs, forcing them to go to court to request waivers. Additional bills on the docket include HB 1348 requiring secure vehicle storage of firearms, merchant category codes to track gun purchases, a state permit requirement for FFLs, and HB 1292 which would ban the sale of the most common long guns in America. Cole urges citizens to show up at every step of the legislative process. “You’re requiring somebody to have insurance to exercise a fundamental right, that’s absolutely unreasonable.” Nephi Cole, National Shooting Sports Foundation Rancher Shares Stratton Pride and Poetry Start listening at 64:07 – Hour 2 Jim May of Lavaca Meat Company calls in from Greeley where the Stratton Eagles boys’ and girls’ basketball teams are competing in the state championships. The third-generation cattleman discusses his company’s new program to provide quarter and half beef packages directly to consumers, addressing growing concerns about food supply security. May shares his original poem “Somebody’s Got to Block,” inspired by...