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Colorado Right to Bear Arms Amendment (2014)
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A Colorado Right to Bear Arms Amendment did not make the November 4, 2014 ballot in Colorado as an initiated constitutional amendment. The measure would have prohibited the confiscation of arms without due process of law.[1][2]
Background
The Colorado Constitution provided for the right to bear arms in Section 13 of Article II at the time of this initiative's proposal.
Support
At the time of this measure's proposal, both Caldara and Krause were employed by Independence Institute, which described itself as a think tank that puts their "ideas into action through groundbreaking litigation, activist training, work on ballot initiatives, new media and investigative reporting." The organization was partnered with Dave Kopel for its coverage and research on gun rights issues. Caldara was the President of the organization and Krause was the Vice President of Operations.[3][4][5]
EmbedVideo is missing a required parameter. Jon Caldara speaking (at 2:24) at a 2013 Independence Institute event celebrating gun rights. |
Caldera and Krause were also proponents for Colorado School Board Open Meetings Initiative (2014).
Path to the ballot
Supporters were required to gather 86,105 valid signatures by Monday, August 4 at 3:00 PM for the measure to appear on the ballot. While a title was set for this proposed initiative, its petition format was never approved, making it impossible to gather signatures for the measure.[6]
See also
- Colorado 2014 ballot measures
- 2014 ballot measures
- Colorado Legislature
- List of Colorado ballot measures
External links
- Colorado Initiatives Submitted for Review and Comment for 2013-2014
- Independence Institute homepage, YouTube channel, Facebook profile and Twitter feed
Footnotes
- ↑ Legislative Council Staff and Office of Legislative Legal Services, "Memo to John Caldara and Mike Krause: Proposed initiative measure 2013-2014 #133, concerning a prohibition on the confiscation of firearms," March 27, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Colorado Legislative Council, "Draft of Right to Bear Arms amendment," accessed May 21, 2014
- ↑ Independence Institute, "Mike Krause," accessed May 21, 2014
- ↑ Independence Institute, "Jon Caldara," accessed May 21, 2014
- ↑ Independence Institute, "About the Independence Institute," accessed May 21, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2013 - 2014 Proposed Initiatives," accessed August 4, 2014
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