Posted on 04/16/2010 7:19:02 AM PDT by Sasparilla
The Brady anti freedom- anti gun rights group is complaining that Colorado college campuses may soon be removed from the ranks of "gun free" zones These "gun free" zones are public areas in which every mass killing of three or more people have always occurred. The Colorado Appeals Court reinstated the lawsuit challenging a University initiated ban on firearms on the University of Colorado campus.
The Court noted that the state's concealed carry law did not make carry on college campuses illegal, and that if the legislature wanted to have done that, then they knew how to have done it by including a ban provision in the law.
The Brady's President expressed the group's extreme displeasure at this turn of events in yesterday's press release.
In the press release below, the Bradys make much of their Amicus brief filed and cited in the ruling. However, in regard to the Brady Amicus brief the Court brushed it aside with little interest or care and merely said that," Concealed carry and weapons possession on College campuses have been the subject of scholarly and public debate."
The Court further said, "However, we express no opinion concerning this debate because Courts do not approve or disapprove the wisdom...or desirability of legislative acts." Appeals Opinion 09CA1230, 17, (2010)
Here's their press release.
"Statement of Paul Helmke on Colorado Court of Appeals Ruling Concerning Guns on Campus Apr 15, 2010
Washington, D.C. - Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, issued the following statement on todays ruling by the Colorado Court of Appeals remanding for further proceedings a lawsuit challenging the University of Colorados ban on concealed weapons on campus:
"We are disappointed by this ruling that could result in students and transient visitors carrying loaded semiautomatic...
(Excerpt) Read more at secondamendmentfreedom.blogspot.com ...
I prefer to call them criminal protection zones!
Aww, that's a shame.
I am sure another criminal will murder a few people in cold blood soon so you can use the story in a press release.
“However, we express no opinion concerning this debate because Courts do not approve or disapprove the wisdom...or desirability of legislative acts.”
Wow, I can’t believe they actually said it!
The Court further said, "However, we express no opinion concerning this debate because Courts do not approve or disapprove the wisdom...or desirability of legislative acts."
colorado colleges became “brain free”
liberal-progressive in the 1950s.
You call that a loss? THIS is a loss: AZ is poised to become the third state in the union to recognize "Constitutional Carry" (we're already open carry, this bill would additionally recognize concealed carry without the need for a CCW permit)! The bill, SB1108, has passed the legislature and has been on the Governor's desk awaiting signature since Monday, the 12th. If she doesn't veto it by the end of Saturday, it will become law even without her signature.
Not totally unreasonable if true, she's been busy this week and several of the other bills got to the last day or so before receiving her signature.
Has anyone asked the Brady Bunch why it has issued NO scathing attack on the Ft. Hood Islamic terrorist and his obvious disregard for one of Brady’s “gun free” zones?
Two possibilities. Either it's professional courtesy or he's a member and they can't criticize themselves.
Utah is at the top of my list of states to go to for college, simply because I can carry on campus. If Colorado joins with their state colleges, that’s a good bunch more AND they have Utah to look to for inspiration.
The unintended consequences of this could prove very interesting. Lots of young people like to shoot and would perfer to carry their weapons to protect themselves instead of hoping to live long enough for 911 to respond. Given time, it may attract a significant number of conservative college students to a specific system, thus concentrating their numbers. It might also be repulsive to some liberal students who will complete their degrees elsewhere.
What will be the effect of a strongly conservative student body on a statewide university system? I hope the State of Colorado has enough strength to leave this in place so we can find out. There is a market waiting to be tapped.
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