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'Gun-toting hippies' greet Boulder 'assault weapons' ban with mass non-compliance
Washington Times ^

Posted on 01/03/2019 5:12:38 PM PST by ameribbean expat

BOULDER, Colorado — Boulder’s newly enacted “assault weapons” ban is meeting with stiff resistance from its “gun-toting hippies,” staunch liberals who also happen to be devoted firearms owners.

Only 342 “assault weapons,” or semiautomatic rifles, were certified by Boulder police before the Dec. 31 deadline, meaning there could be thousands of residents in the scenic university town of 107,000 in violation of the sweeping gun-control ordinance.

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Semiautomatic pistols and shotguns are also included.

Current owners were given until the end of the year to choose one of two options: Get rid of their semiautomatics by moving them out of town, disabling them, or turning them over to police — or apply for a certificate with the Boulder Police Department, a process that includes a firearm inspection, background check, and $20 fee.

Judging by the numbers, however, most Boulder firearms owners have chosen to do none of the above, albeit quietly.

(Excerpt) Read more at m.washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: banglist; colorado; gunban; willnotcomply
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1 posted on 01/03/2019 5:12:38 PM PST by ameribbean expat
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To: ameribbean expat
Semiautomatic pistols and shotguns are also included.

Whut?!
I haven't heard that those were included.
2 posted on 01/03/2019 5:15:36 PM PST by RandallFlagg (Fact: Gun control laws kill innocents.)
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To: ameribbean expat

Ha Ha, it’s not just fraudulently documented foreigners that can ignore laws!


3 posted on 01/03/2019 5:16:05 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: ameribbean expat

DemocRat politicians support ALL liberal policies. Know this before you vote DemocRat.


4 posted on 01/03/2019 5:16:16 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Twitter is Trump's laser pointer and the media are all cats.)
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To: ameribbean expat

What part of the phrase “shall not be infringed” is unclear?


5 posted on 01/03/2019 5:17:34 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Democracy dies when Democrats decide only elections they win are valid.)
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To: ameribbean expat

Oh! I pay you to take away my rights?

Where did they find 342?


6 posted on 01/03/2019 5:18:03 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: ameribbean expat

yellow vests


7 posted on 01/03/2019 5:18:37 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: ameribbean expat

Sounds like 4 options and they all suck!


8 posted on 01/03/2019 5:19:36 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: PROCON

Ping.


9 posted on 01/03/2019 5:22:02 PM PST by TADSLOS (Confuse your doctor by putting on rubber gloves at the same time he does.)
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To: mylife

Did the Mayor or any of Council members turn theirs in?


10 posted on 01/03/2019 5:25:31 PM PST by VRWCarea51 (The Original 1998 Version)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
Ha Ha, it’s not just fraudulently documented foreigners that can ignore laws!

#NotMyLaws

11 posted on 01/03/2019 5:25:42 PM PST by an amused spectator (Mitt Romney, Chuck Schumer's p*ssboy)
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To: RandallFlagg

Even a revolver is semi automatic: one pull, one shot.

So, I guess flintlocks are going to be all of the rage.


12 posted on 01/03/2019 5:28:39 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: VRWCarea51

No.


13 posted on 01/03/2019 5:29:24 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Vermont Lt

The old single actions, you wire the trigger down and fan the hammer....

Damn lever actions should be banned as well. /s


14 posted on 01/03/2019 5:34:03 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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15 posted on 01/03/2019 5:35:32 PM PST by musicman (The future is just a collection of successive nows.)
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To: carriage_hill

Ping for the graphic at post # 15.


16 posted on 01/03/2019 5:38:30 PM PST by lightman (Obama's legacy in 13 letters: BLM, ISIS, & ANTIFA. New axis of evil.)
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To: ameribbean expat

Bit by bit the progressives are training people to cross the line and become criminals.


17 posted on 01/03/2019 5:38:53 PM PST by Vince Ferrer
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To: ameribbean expat

It is time folks. Fight back against tyrannical government.

JoMa


18 posted on 01/03/2019 5:39:53 PM PST by joma89
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To: ameribbean expat

Fork Boulder


19 posted on 01/03/2019 5:40:23 PM PST by onedoug
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Pew, pew, pew, pew, pew, pew...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYFkx0T9uDQ


20 posted on 01/03/2019 5:41:51 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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