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PPFC Colorado House Survey Questions |
Kent Lambert |
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| 1. Do you believe the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution affirms every individual’s right to keep and bear arms and that the Colorado Constitution reaffirms that right? | YES | |
| 2. Do you believe there are reasonable limitations that government should place on law-abiding sane individual citizen’s right to keep and bear arms? | NO, the individual right to keep and bear arms should not be limited. | |
| 3. Do you support Project Exile and the aggressive punishment of violations of all existing gun laws? | YES and NO. Different states have different versions. Exile Virginia started well, and was effective in reducing violent crime because it forced liberal judges to pass tough sentences instead of using their own discretion to let violent felons off the hook. But in other cases, if mandatory multi-year penalties can be arbitrarily issued for very minor infractions, or solely to enforce unconstitutional gun controls, I am opposed to that. | |
| 4. In Vermont and Alaska law-abiding citizens have a legal right to carry concealed firearms without the requirement of obtaining a permit to do so. Would you support a similar concealed carry law in Colorado? | YES, as long as there wasn’t some other loophole on open carry or other rights. Unfortunately, a Vermont-style law may require a change to the Colorado Constitution due to its current wording. | |
| 5. Do you support the right of law-abiding citizens to openly carry firearms within Colorado, including open carry in government buildings? | YES, in most cases. The current law specifies procedures for buildings like courts and jails, which need constant security. Unless special security is needed, or the individual is "brandishing" the weapon, open carry rights should not be restricted. | |
| 6. Do you think the concealed carry law enacted in Colorado last year A) makes it too easy to get permits, B) allows people to carry concealed in too many places, C) is just right or D) is too restrictive and should be modified. | D | |
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7. The Clinton Assault Weapon Ban (AWB) will sunset in September of 2004.
This law prohibits certain weapons defined by specific characteristics or
manufacturer and model name. The law also forbids the manufacture of
magazines with a capacity higher than ten rounds for non-police and
non-military use.
A. Do you believe the AWB should be extended beyond September of 2004? B. Do you believe the AWB should be expanded to include additional firearms or any sort of registration or purchase limitations? |
A. NO B. NO |
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| 8. Do you support prohibiting law abiding concealed carry permit holders from carrying concealed within public schools? | NO | |
| 9. Do you support laws that take away the rights of 18-20 year old law-abiding citizens to buy or possess a firearm? | NO | |
| 10. Do you believe an individual convicted of a misdemeanor or non-violent felony, who has completed his sentence, should have their full firearms rights restored automatically? | YES | |
| 11. Federal studies have shown that citizens with concealed carry permits are more law-abiding, as a group, than law enforcement. Will you oppose the creation of a Colorado state wide database of concealed carry permit holders and the creation of any state or local database that in any way mingles any information about permit holders with that of criminals or suspects? | YES | |
| 12. What is your favorite firearm? | Berretta 92 | |
| 13. Despite millions of dollars spent on the federal Brady and redundant Colorado background checks there is no evidence that either program has stopped a single criminal from acquiring a gun. Will you support the repeal of either the federal Brady or Colorado background checks? | YES | |
| 14. Do you believe gun owners should be required to register their firearms? | NO | |
| 15. Do you believe there should be a limit on the number of firearms any one individual may purchase in any specific time period? | NO | |
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16. Will you propose legislation to repeal some of the existing gun
control laws? If yes, please elaborate.
LAMBERT: YES. Reporting criteria to input concealed carry permit holders to the statewide database has been applied unevenly by the different county sheriffs, and seems to serve no practical purpose. CCW holders should also be able to carry on school, university, parks, buildings, or other public properties for legitimate self-defense and public safety, except in designated high security areas. Colorado should also petition the Federal government to recognize Colorado gun possession rights within the national parks and forests in Colorado. If I can’t sponsor all of those, I would gladly support them. |
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