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| PPFC PAC County Commissioner Survey Questions Nov 2004 Election | Douglas Bruce | Bernie Herpin | Margaret Radford | George Ross |
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| 1. Do you believe the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution affirms every individual’s right to keep and bear arms and that the Colorado Constitution reaffirms that right? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2. Do you believe there are reasonable limitations that government should place on law-abiding sane individual citizen’s right to keep and bear arms? | No | No | Yes | No |
| 3. Do you support Project Exile and the aggressive punishment of violations of all existing gun laws? | No | No | No | ? |
| 4. In Vermont and Alaska law-abiding citizens have a legal right to carry concealed firearms without the requirement of obtaining a permit to do so. Would you support a similar concealed carry law in Colorado? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 5. Do you support the right of law-abiding citizens to openly carry firearms within Colorado, including open carry in government buildings? | Yes | Yes, I have spoken out at City Council and BOCC meetings. | Yes | No (open carry in government buildings) |
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6. Do you think the concealed carry law enacted in Colorado last year A) makes it too easy to get permits, B) allows people to carry concealed in too many places, C) is just right or D) is too restrictive and should be modified. |
D | D | D | C |
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7. The Clinton Assault Weapon Ban (AWB) will sunset in September of 2004. This law prohibits certain weapons defined by specific characteristics or manufacturer and model name. The law also forbids the manufacture of magazines with a capacity higher than ten rounds for non-police and non-military use. A) Do you believe the AWB should be extended beyond September of 2004? B) Do you believe the AWB should be expanded to include additional firearms or any sort of registration or purchase limitations? |
No, No | No, No | No, No | No, No |
| 8. Do you support prohibiting law abiding concealed carry permit holders from carrying concealed within public schools? | No | No | Yes | No |
| 9. Do you support laws that take away the rights of 18-20 year old law-abiding citizens to buy or possess a firearm? | No | No | No | ? |
| 10. Do you believe an individual convicted of a misdemeanor or non-violent felony, who has completed his sentence, should have their full firearms rights restored automatically? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No (automatically) |
| 11. Federal studies have shown that citizens with concealed carry permits are more law-abiding, as a group, than law enforcement. Will you oppose the creation of a Colorado state wide database of concealed carry permit holders and the creation of any state or local database that in any way mingles any information about permit holders with that of criminals or suspects? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 12. What is your favorite firearm? | Semi-auto handgun | I have several: Ruger Mini-14, Ruger P89 9mm, Mossberg pump 12ga, S&W .357 Mag | My (late) father’s antique .22 rifle. | Colt .45 Peace Maker |
| 13. Do you support the right of law-abiding citizens to openly carry firearms within El Paso County, including parks and county buildings? | Yes | Yes, and spoke out on this at BOCC meetings. | Yes | No (openly carry firearms and county buldings) |
| 14. Will you vote to overturn the restriction on open carry of firearms by law-abiding citizens in county buildings within El Paso County? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No (open carry of firearms) |
| 15. Will you lead an effort to bring the issue of the restriction on display of firearms in county buildings to a vote within the next two years? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No (on display) |
| Additional Comments: | BRUCE: I am the only candidate in this race with a proven record of standing up to bureaucratic bullies. Answering correctly is not enough; you need a fighter and champion. I am that man. | HERPIN: I have been a PPFC leader since inception and with the PP Chapter of the FCoC before that. I took the Colorado Ballot title Setting Board to the Colorado Supreme Court over the wording of Amendment 22. I have appeared on the radio, TV and before government bodies many times in support of our rights. I am a Life NRA member. | RADFORD: For questions 13, 14 and 15, yes, within the law, with Sheriff Maketa’s opinions & policies respected, and within reason in terms of offices that have money (such as the Treasurer office, for ex), the court house, etc. If one nut had not ruined it for all – we might still have open carry at City Hall. (Ed. Note: Radford voted to ban open carry in CS buildings, spring of 2003.) | ROSS: For the No votes I have underlined the reasons. Open carry for the most part encourages people to act strangely. I have carried my weapon openly both with a uniform and in civies with the same reaction. People get nervous and get act as if I was going to shoot them. This is the major reason I have concealed permit. |
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