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Comment by RAD 999 yesterday

Hi & welcome. I'm in Peyton in El Paso County. I think you might be in Adams County. Someone will claim you, I'm sure, but I'll send you a friend request anyway.

Comment by Ferf yesterday

ok I am kinda new, I joined the Colorado group but not sure were I belong I am I the area of 104th and Federal Blvd does anyone want to claim me. lol

Comment by Jacks Back! on Tuesday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MAY 20, 2013

Contact: Victor Head, (307) 399-8243

GIRON RECALL GAINS MOMENTUM

PUEBLO - The effort to recall Colorado Senator Angela Giron (D-Pueblo) is on track and gaining momentum, according to one of the effort's leaders.

Victor Head, president of Pueblo Freedom & Rights, said Monday the group is "very optimistic" it will gain more than enough petition signatures to force a recall election by the June 10 deadline.

"The bipartisan energy to recall Ms. Giron is high," Head said, "and we intend to keep it high throughout our drive."

At central issue are Giron's actions on statewide gun control measures in the most recent legislative session, which Head's group sees as disingenuous.

A political group called "Pueblo United for Angela" launched a response to the recall effort in the last few days, and Head characterized that group's claims as "blatant falsehoods."

"It looks like Ms. Giron and her supporters are getting desperate," he said.

One of the claims of "Pueblo United for Angela," according to literature the group has recently distributed, is that Head's effort is led by "wealthy outside groups" and "special interests" that "aren't from Pueblo."

"We've only had a handful of donors from outside Pueblo County," Head said Monday, "and less than a thousand dollars has come from outside Colorado."

Head noted that Giron's supporters seem to be the ones enjoying lucrative outside financial support.

"It costs money to print up these slick little postcards," he said. "We started this effort with a little money we borrowed from our family."

"We're not outside interests," Head said. "It's a matter of public record, but the fact is, Pueblo Freedom & Rights is me, my brother, and our neighbor... all three of us are just local Pueblo plumbers, and we're investing our own time and money in trying to fix the leaky faucet that is Angela Giron."

Head said the group is "tired of the leak of our freedom and rights."

He announced Pueblo Freedom & Rights would file a complaint with the District Attorney's office regarding the Giron campaign's "blatant falsehoods."

Head also objected to the well-publicized estimate by Pueblo County Clerk Gilbert "Bo" Ortiz that the recall election would cost $250,000.

"If it were possible to run up the costs of a recall election to one million dollars," Head said, "not only would it not be unnecessary, it would be money well spent."

Head said his group is highly skeptical of Ortiz' estimate of the election's costs, and announced he would also be filing a Colorado Open Records Act request with Ortiz' office.

"We'd like to see some sort of real accounting of his estimates," Head said. "We'd like to know where he's coming up with these numbers."

Pueblo Freedom & Rights representatives have been highly visible and active in Giron's district, especially at the Pueblo West Wal-Mart, South-side K-mart, Sam's Club, and this past weekend at the Wild West Fest. Some locations have experienced long lines of voters waiting to sign the petition, as volunteers check each voter's eligibility with the Secretary of State's web site.

Though he's always looking for more volunteers and signatures, Head is optimistic. "We're right where we need to be," he said.

"When a representative of the people promises one thing to get votes, does the opposite after the election, and then blatantly claims that she doesn't need her constituents' opinions, a recall election is most necessary," Head said.

Comment by Jacks Back! on Monday

URGENT!!! A Call to all Pueblo and Southern Colorado Patriots!

Pueblo Freedom and Rights

Angela Giron Recall Update Press Conference

Monday, May 20th

2:00 p.m.

Pueblo County Courthouse steps

Please join Pueblo Freedom and Rights for this important update.

Comment by Darron in Canon City on May 16, 2013 at 4:31pm

Just received an call and the following e mail from Sheriff Biecker about the law suit. The notice is late,but if folks can make it to sho support that would be great.

Jim also said he will try to get us a copy of the law suit an will ask if citizens can join or file a like suit.
-----Original Message-----
From: David B. Kopel [mailto:david@i2i.org]
... Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:02 PM
Subject: Press advisory that was sent a little while ago, on 54 Sheriffs case

Dear Sheriffs:

At about 3:15, the Independence Institute sent out the following press advisory, to inform media about tomorrow's press conference. As always, it's up to you to talk to the media as you wish, or don't wish.

David B. Kopel
Research Director, Independence Institute Adjunct Professor of Advanced Constitutional Law, Denver University Sturm College of Law
727 East 16th Ave.
Denver, Colo. 80203
303-279-6536 x.112
www.davekopel.org
www.i2i.org (Ind. Inst.)
kopel.tw (Chinese)
@davekopel (Twitter)
http://ssrn.com/author=42480 (SSRN)

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 16, 2013

Contact: Mary MacFarlane, 303-279-6536 x102, mary@i2i.org

Press Conference to Announce Civil Rights Suit by 54 Sheriffs against Anti-gun laws

° Photo, Video, and Interview opportunities with plaintiffs, including Sheriffs, Disabled gun owners, Women gun owners
° Legal challenge to Colorado's new anti-gun laws begins in earnest tomorrow morning in Federal Court
° Copies of the legal Complaint will be available
° Contact Mary MacFarlane, 303-279-6536 x102, mary@i2i.org
Friday morning, May 17, at 10 a.m., Colorado Sheriffs and other plaintiffs will hold a press conference detailing the filing earlier that day of their federal civil rights lawsuit against House Bill 1224 (magazine ban) and 1229 (sales and temporary transfers of firearms).
The press conference will be held at the Independence Institute, 727 East 16th Ave., Denver.
Sheriffs are coming from as far away as the Western Slope to participate in the press conference. Also at the press conference will be disabled citizens in wheelchairs, and representatives of Women for Concealed Carry.
After approximately 15 minutes of prepared statements by the Plaintiffs, the Plaintiffs, as well as Sheriffs' attorney David Kopel, will take questions from the media. There will be photo and video opportunities. Plaintiffs will be available for interviews.
A press release with additional information will be sent out early Friday morning.
The Independence Institute is a non-partisan, non-profit public policy research organization based in Denver, Colo.

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Comment by Colorado Badger on May 16, 2013 at 12:57pm

I'll tell Minuteman.

Comment by Barrett! Also known as Denver on May 16, 2013 at 5:39am

To whome it may concern, the state group link on the main header is not working...

Comment by Jacks Back! on May 10, 2013 at 10:22am

Mara, I read the article about the muslim cleric and Seal Team last night. So disgusting, it turned my stomach! No other administration even slick willy would have ever allowed this to take place! Political Correctness and Forced Tolerance must be stopped!

Comment by Mara Roberts on May 10, 2013 at 9:50am

http://clashdaily.com/2013/05/muslim-cleric-condemns-dead-seal-team...

This is truly sickening!!!

Comment by Mara Roberts on May 10, 2013 at 9:49am

A few people are doing the heavy lifting. Thank you Jacks Back, and your wife, and others who are helping. Yes, come and help out please.

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