Colorado Sheriffs Protest New Gun Laws Before Obama’s Speech!
In Colorado El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa led his fellow Sheriff’s and rallied the crowd protesting Colorado’s new Gun Laws. They called this rally a “pre-buttal” to Obama’s Denver visit where Obama was set to speak in support of the tougher gun laws.
Kim Nguyen and Alan Gathright of TheDenverChannel.com reported the following:
DENVER – More than a dozen Colorado sheriffs spoke out Wednesday against additional gun control measures as President Barack Obama visits Denver to tout Colorado’s newest gun laws.
Sixteen sheriffs held a noon news conference at Denver’s Fred Thomas Park, calling it a “pre-buttal” to Obama’s “advocacy visit” at 3 p.m. The rally was about a mile from the Denver Police Academy, where the president met with law enforcement and community leaders to discuss the gun control package recently signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper.
“We are here to provide a voice to the millions of honest, law-abiding Coloradans who were ignored by their governor as well as by the majority (Democratic) party at the State House,” Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith told a crowd of gun supporters, who whistled and shouted “Yee-HAW!” as the uniformed sheriffs stood in line, some holding up an American flag.
