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on November 22, 2014 in World News

Female Concealed Carry Up 793 Percent In El Paso County, Colorado

Female Concealed Carry Up 793 Percent In El Paso County, Colorado In El Paso County, Colorado—a county encompassing more than 2,158 square miles and the cities of Colorado Springs and Fountain—concealed carry for females jumped “793 percent” between 2005 and 2013. That is not a typo—it was a “793 percent” jump. According to Colorado Springs’ KKTV, area gun instructors have not been surprised by the jump. For example, when Germaine Adams founded the Rocky Mountain Tactical Ladies Shooting Club, she described it as “a knitting club with guns.” She said others in the club think of it the same way…. View Article

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on September 10, 2013 in World News

Recalls over gun rights wrap up today in Colorado

                      Recalls over gun rights wrap up today in Colorado A gun-rights organization says today’s recall election of two state senators proves many Coloradans are angry about restrictive anti-gun legislation passed by the state legislature. Colorado Senate president John Morse and Senator Angela Giron – both representing districts in the southern part of the state – are facing recall elections Tuesday because they voted for tougher gun-control legislation limiting the size of ammunition magazines and requiring universal background checks. Early voting began August 30 and ended yesterday. Gun-rights advocates launched… View Article

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on September 6, 2013 in World News

Fire Representatives Who Ignore Constituents

                      Fire Representatives Who Ignore Constituents When El Paso County, Colorado Sheriff Terry Maketa spoke to Breitbart News on September 4, he said “constituents should be able to fire representatives who ignore constituents.” Just hours before, Maketa attended a rally where he lent his voice “to citizens fighting for their constitutional rights through the recall process.” Speaking to Breitbart News, Maketa made it clear that he understands Coloradans’ frustration with the new gun control laws: “If you look at it from the macro-level, these laws did not deliver what was… View Article

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on July 29, 2013 in World News

Concealed-carry permits see dramatic increase in 2013

                        More people in Colorado than ever before are attempting to legally carry a concealed gun, and by no small margin. It’s 87 percent more. And while 2012 saw a sizable increase from 2011 of permit seekers, that figure pales in comparison to this year. From January to June, 31,518 background checks were processed for concealed-carry permits by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, according to bureau data. For the same period last year, there were only 16,886 processed. In addition, more background checks have been processed in the first… View Article

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