Morse and Giron lose
The president of Colorado’s state senate conceded defeat Tuesday night in a recall election brought about by his support for tougher gun control laws.
With 94 percent of the projected vote counted, voters in Colorado Springs favored recalling Democrat John Morse by 51 percent to 49 percent. Early voting, not including ballots cast today, shows the effort to recall Senate President John Morse ahead by 52 to 48 percent. The early vote tally accounted for about 45 percent of the vote in Morse’s Colorado Springs district. […]
Elsewhere in the state, the effort to recall Sen. Angela Giron (D-Pueblo County) also appeared to be on track to succeed. With about 45 percent of projected results in, 56 percent of voters favored the recall. Republican George Rivera, a former deputy police chief, would take Giron’s seat should she be recalled.
The votes mark the first time in Colorado history that a state lawmaker has faced a recall effort and the biggest backlash in states that passed tougher gun-control laws following two mass shootings last year – at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater and a Newtown, Conn., elementary school. […]
One of the Morse recall organizers, Timothy Knight, said supporters are upset that lawmakers limited debate on the gun legislation and seemed more inclined to take cues from the White House than their constituents.
“If the people had been listened to, these recalls wouldn’t be happening,” Knight said.
(thanks newrouter, geoffb & Gayle)
Is this what Mr. Jeff has been up to?
I would expect so.
Good work Mr. G!
People still got knuckles, and the ruling class still got glass jaws, even in urban dominated blue-purple states. Over-reach, and pay the piper.
If this is what Jeff’s been doing, then congrats to him and to all the folks in Colorado. Somewhere, Rick Moran is crying, which is the cherry on top.
AAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!!
“That thing that has never ever happened before? The one that went very badly for us despite our best effort? The ass kicking we took proves it’s different now.”
So, who’s next?
Someone has spent too long sniffing his own shit.
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Yeah the NRA walked away with an important lesson. With just a little sweat and effort the vainglorious bullshitters FALL even in the newly conquered blue territories. Rollback is possible.
Shorter Nanny Bloomberg: “Damn you hobbits, you visigoths, you bitter clingers! Damn you all to HELL!”
In the NYC democratic primaries, Anthony “Carlos Danger” Weiner no se le pudo. And he flipped off a reporter as he got in his limo and was driven away! Stay Classy Carlos!
Elliot Spitzer did not make the cut for the Comptroller race. Client Number NEIN!
Wow, Pablo–that reminds me of the Black Knight scene in “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” A flesh wound, indeed.
Yeah: “We outspent the gun nuts 6-1 in bluish-to-blue districts and still got our asses kicked–hope you learned your lesson, NRA!”
clown news
Debbie Wasserman Schultz attributed the recall-election loss of two Democratic Colorado state senators last night to “voter suppression, pure and simple.”
Woohoo!! They can whine about how much the NRA spent, but the pro-recall coalition was outspent by a little under 8 to 1.
Love that they booted out the arrogant John Morse, who probably figured he was untouchable given his position as state Senate President. Seniority isn’t a guarantee, bucko.
A resounding slap inna face to LeftLibProggs nationwide. May Bammy’s day be terrible, and he bogey every hole he plays.
How does that Bloomie money taste now, Mr. Morse?? Bwahahahahhaha!!!
/spiking the football
and he bogey every hole he plays.
What makes you think he does even that well?
So, who’s next?
Here in CA would be good.
California Passes Gun Control Bill Banning ‘Assault’ Weapons
I expect the final bill will be going to Moonbeam’s desk for signature in the next few days. Who I expect to sign it with gusto.
This legislation designates ANY centerfire rifle with any kind of a detachable magazine an “Assault Weapon”. Ruger Mini 14. M1 Garand. SKS. Mosin Nagant.
All illegal to sell in CA after Dec 31st, 2013. And any existing owners must register theirs by July 1st, 2015.
Not gonna happen. Molon Labe, Bitches.
I hate this f*cking state.
We need doctors here, Dave. Have your wife give Oklahoma a look-see. Teaching pays pretty well to. No Common Core, either.
You can sell your house there and buy something just as nice on five times the land here, too.
Everybody hates the Leftists who’ve made a wonderful stretch of American geography a shi thole to live in.
” SKS”???
The SKS has a built in 10 round magazine which I thought just made it under the wire of this law.
But the SKS can accept a larger, detachable mag. Thus, banned.
leigh,
I moved my newlywed bride to OKC for 3-1/2 years back in the mid 80’s when I was stationed at Tinker AFB. Our daughter was born at the base hospital. After living in WA and CA for the past 27 years, I’m not sure I could convince her to ever move back to a state that doesn’t have a coastline, no matter how much lower the cost of living. I think TX would be an easier sell, especially in the south.
Dave, we live right on Grand Lake, one of the few lakes in the US where the homeowner actually owns their share of the lakefront. Most lakefront property gives you access to the lake, but you don’t own the shoreline. We are 40 miles from Joplin which is in the midst of building a brand new state of the art hospital that is part of the Mercy system. It should be completed next year. Bonus that we have trees and lots of water out here.
Two of my brothers live in TX. One in Austin and the other in Houston. No state income tax is great, but crime is astronomical, especially in Houston. It’s humid as hell there, too. And hurricanes.
/boosterism off
But the SKS can accept a larger, detachable mag. Thus, banned.
And since the law was written to specifically address the “bullet button” (i.e. “those weapons with an ammunition feeding device that can be removed readily from the firearm with the use of a tool“, it can be interpreted to mean that if you can physically remove a “fixed” magazine (or “ammunition feeding device”) with a tool, it’s banned.
In that case there will be no centerfire semi-auto rifles that are not banned since all could be modified to take larger detachable magazines by some means.
Hell, if modifying a fixed magazine rifle to take detachable magazines means they can be banned then why not also any modification, even a “Rube Goldberg one” that could convert some other action type into a semi-auto should mean those rifles too should fall under that law. The Pederson device is old tech.
Leigh,
I agree that if you’re going to live in OK, the East & Northeast are the places to be. Still, uphill battle. Trust me on this.
It’s cool. If you end up in TX, come up and go fishing. We have lots of room and a big boat.
I think you’re tracking the pattern, geoffb.
Maybe they should get right down to it and ban the private possession of objects that contain any metal or plastic. Back to the Stone Age for all who are not government employees.
In that case there will be no centerfire semi-auto rifles that are not banned since all could be modified to take larger detachable magazines by some means.
Bingo. This is a gun grabber’s wet dream.
Text of the bill is here.
And here are several of the “No” votes giving impassioned speeches against this law.
As assemblyman Tim Donnelly notes, this bill originally included ALL semi-auto rifles, including .22 as well. I guess they got too much pushback on that.
“The State of California has determined that devices containing lead are hazardous to your health.”
“The State Officials of California have determined that devices containing lead are hazardous to their health.” Fixed.