The Limiting of Food, Fuel, and Firearms in Colorado

On March 19, 2024, Kevin Lundberg, Mike Siemens, Paula Sarlls, and John Fabbricatore joined the show. Analyzed HB 24-1292 assault weapons ban scheduled for hearing, Ken Buck’s surprise resignation reducing Republican House majority, and the CD4 vacancy committee process Exposed legislative threats to farming and ranching, including HB 24-1375 wolf coexistence bill, explaining how less than 2% of Americans feeding the nation face unprecedented regulatory assault. Assault Weapons Ban and Ken Buck’s Resignation Start listening at 15:09 – Hour 1 Kevin Lundberg, former Colorado State Senator and author of the Lundberg Report, sounds the alarm on House Bill 24-1292, scheduled for its Judiciary Committee hearing the same day. The bill, sponsored by Representatives Tim Hernandez and Elizabeth Epps, would ban one of the most popular firearms in America from any transfer, including to family members. Lundberg detailed how the legislation contains pages of specific model numbers targeted for prohibition. He connected this to a broader pattern of gun control measures, including a proposed liability insurance requirement that would effectively create a gun registry. The discussion also covered Representative Ken Buck’s surprise resignation announcement, which Lundberg characterized as irresponsible given its timing would reduce the Republican House majority for months. The former senator traced the political dynamics behind the vacancy committee process for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, explaining how the 111-member body would meet in Hugo to select a Republican candidate for the special election. Lundberg criticized Buck’s departure timing as “cowardice, not honor” given the stakes for the Republican majority. “That particular bill you talked about, it’s got pages of where it describes all of the different model numbers that they’re banning from any transfer. So you can own one, but you can’t transfer it to anybody, including your kids. I mean, it’s just unbelievable how extreme this is.” Kevin Lundberg, Former Colorado State Senator Regulatory Attacks on American Agriculture Start listening at 72:48 – Hour 2 Mike Siemens, Executive Director of Protect the Harvest, exposes the escalating regulatory assault on farmers and ranchers. With less than 2% of Americans now feeding the entire country and parts of the world, Siemens warns that legislative and regulatory attacks threaten the nation’s food security. The discussion examined House Bill 24-1375, the “Wild Carnivores and Livestock Non-Lethal Coexistence” bill that would create “native carnivore coexistence officers” to help ranchers deal with wolf attacks without lethal force. Siemens dismissed the approach as disconnected from reality, noting that apex predators cannot be deterred with “harsh language.” Siemens connected local Colorado legislation to broader anti-agriculture movements, drawing parallels to California’s Proposition 12 and explaining how urban voters, disconnected from food production, support measures that ultimately raise prices and threaten supply chains. He emphasized that the activists pushing these policies appear “anti-human” in their willingness to sacrifice food security for ideological goals. “Less than 2% of the people are actually feeding this country and part of the world. And those are the ones who are now attacking. And they do it because you’re exactly right. What your dad told you is exactly right.” Mike Siemens, Executive Director, Protect the Harvest Honoring Iwo Jima Ve...