s_sa_2016a_2016-01-27t13:33:05z2 Hearing Summary

Date: 01/27/2016

01:49 PM -- SB16-017



Senator Neville presented Senate Bill 16-017 to the committee. The bill allows a person who legally possesses a handgun under state and federal law to carry a concealed handgun in Colorado without a permit. A person who carries a concealed handgun under the authority created in this bill has the same carrying rights and is subject to the same limitations that apply to a person who holds a permit to carry a concealed handgun under current law, including the prohibition on the carrying of a concealed handgun on the grounds of a public elementary, middle, junior high, or high school.



01:53 PM -- Rita Marquez, representing, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, testified against the bill.



01:56 PM -- Kirk Fry, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



02:00 PM -- Maura Benedick, representing herself, testified against the bill.



02:04 PM -- Eleanor Cabell, representing herself, testified against the bill.



02:07 PM -- Jim Mapes, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



02:11 PM -- Kathleen Visovatti, representing the First Universalist of Denver Gun Violence Task Force, testified against the bill.



02:16 PM -- Michael McGuire, representing himself, testified against the bill and presented a handout (Attachment A) to the committee.



16SenateState0127AttachA.pdf



02:21 PM -- Owen Clinke, representing Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, testified in support of the bill.



02:24 PM -- Ron Sloan, representing the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police, testified against the bill.



02:38 PM -- Cliff Andersen, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



02:42 PM -- James Bardwell, representing Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, testified in support of the bill.



02:48 PM -- David Larson, representing First Unitarian Gun Safety, testified against the bill.



02:53 PM -- Lydia Waligorski, representing the Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence, testified against the bill.



02:57 PM -- Reverend Wayne Laws, representing Colorado Faith Communities, testified against the bill.



03:00 PM -- Tom Sullivan, representing himself, testified against the bill.



03:04 PM -- Karen Rosenschein, representing herself, testified against the bill.



03:07 PM -- Ken Toltz, representing Safe Campus Colorado, testified against the bill.



03:12 PM -- Jean Grattet, representing the League of Women Voters, testified against the bill.



03:16 PM -- Mary Parker, representing herself, testified against the bill.



03:20 PM -- Jane Dougherty, representing herself, testified against the bill.



03:23 PM -- Bruce Glenn, representing himself, testified against the bill.



03:28 PM -- Dave Hoover, representing himself, testified against the bill.



03:32 PM -- Eileen McCarron, representing Colorado Cease Fire, testified against the bill.



03:35 PM -- Robert Edmiston, representing the Firearms Coalition of Colorado, testified in support of the bill and presented a handout (Attachment B) to the committee.



16SenateState0127AttachB.pdf



03:44 PM -- Gene Drumm, representing Colorado Faith Communities United to End Gun Violence, testified against the bill.



03:46 PM -- Phil Ross, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



03:51 PM -- Karen Woods, representing herself, testified against the bill.





03:55 PM

Senator Neville presented a handout (Attachment C), wrapped up his presentation and answered questions from the committee.



16SenateState0127AttachC.pdf