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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

  • Jon Caldara, primary proponent[2]
  • Mike Krause, second proponent[2]

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]

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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

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Colorado & Amending the Colorado Constitution

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]

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