The Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, a gun-rights group so strident the National Rifle Association keeps its distance, will hold news conferences today in Denver and Colorado Springs to blast Amendment 22. And people don't want gun control. Every poll has shown that. The gunnies are the same people who have demonstrated at Gov. Bill Owens' appearances to show their displeasure at his support of Amendment 22.
Opponents contend there is no loophole and to claim so is deceptive.
SAFE Colorado, the group pushing for Amendment 22, launched its campaign months ago, but Rocky Mountain Gun Owners deliberately held off until now, Brown said. Another reason for the delay is money. The NRA also is opposed to Amendment 22, but Brown said Rocky Mountain Gun Owners are at odds with the nation's largest gun-rights organization on some legislation. The NRA supports tougher penalties for felons in possession of firearms, for example. The Rocky Mountain Gun Owners supports few gun bills, except those that exempt firearm manufacturers from being sued or that keep secret the names of concealed-weapons permit holders.