Rep. Weinberg’s constitutional carry bill would give Coloradans rights that 29 other states already have
By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice
When the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, written by James Madison, was ratified on Dec. 15, 1791, along with the other Bill of Rights, Americans believed the Founders had provided a right that "shall not be infringed" to own and possess firearms, wherever they may be and however they may wish.
A bill introduced this week in the Colorado House would mostly and finally provide that unrestricted right.
House Bill 25-1164, by Republican Rep. Ron Weinberg, would add Colorado to the growing majority of states with constitutional carry. It is a more long-awaited bill for gun owners than the repeal of the high-capacity magazine law.
Constitutional carry is as it sounds, a right, as intended in the constitution, where anyone who can legally...