{"id":443,"date":"2025-04-16T11:01:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T11:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sewellconsultancy.com\/?p=443"},"modified":"2025-04-30T10:35:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T10:35:02","slug":"colorados-new-barrier-to-own-semiautomatic-guns-is-unconstitutional-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sewellconsultancy.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/16\/colorados-new-barrier-to-own-semiautomatic-guns-is-unconstitutional-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado\u2019s new barrier to own semiautomatic guns is unconstitutional (Letters)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>There should be no requirements before we enjoy our freedoms<\/h4>\n<p>Re: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2025\/04\/10\/colorado-gun-control-bill-jared-polis-sign-law-legislature\/\">Semiautomatic weapons: Gun-control law signed<\/a>,&#8221; April 11 news story<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers who took the oath to protect the Constitution, pictured on the front page Friday, lied. The law will be overturned, like similar laws in other states were, at a great loss of the state&#8217;s treasure.<\/p>\n<p>In the United States, no one needs to prove they are qualified to express their rights guaranteed by the Constitution. We should all study civics to understand that, but we should not have to pay or be forced to do so before enjoying our rights.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jack Monturi, Wheat Ridge<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Who will be left to speak for us?<\/h4>\n<p>It\u2019s 2026. You attend a protest and you\u2019re caught up in a sweep and jailed. You make bail, but you\u2019re saddled with imaginary charges and ordered to court in a couple of months to defend yourself. You look for a lawyer to assist, but none will take your case, leaving you to face the full power of the government in a completely unfamiliar arena.<\/p>\n<p>Does it seem unlikely you can\u2019t find a defense lawyer? That\u2019s exactly what the Trump administration is trying to orchestrate right now. The attacks on large law firms for representing perceived enemies of the administration or having hiring practices the administration doesn\u2019t like have been well-publicized.<\/p>\n<p>On April 6, Michigan attorney and U.S. citizen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/04\/09\/nx-s1-5357455\/attorney-detained-by-immigration-authorities\">Amir Makled<\/a> was pulled aside at the Detroit airport by federal agents as he returned with his family from a vacation in the Dominican Republic. During the 90-minute interrogation, the agents demanded Makled\u2019s cell phone, but he refused. Ultimately, he was released after the agents viewed his contacts list. Makled\u2019s apparent infraction: representing a pro-Palestinian protestor who had been arrested at the University of Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration is attacking lawyers because it knows that if it can scare lawyers away from taking cases against the administration, one more restraint on Donald Trump\u2019s power will fall away. If you think these attacks on lawyers won\u2019t affect you because you\u2019re not a lawyer, think again. Where are our congressional representatives in standing up to this unconstitutional abuse of power?<\/p>\n<p><em>Geoffrey P. Anderson, Denver<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>We can reform immigration policy without sacrificing our humanity<\/h4>\n<p>As a Christian pastor committed to following Jesus, who was himself a Jewish rabbi committed to following Jewish practices of welcoming the stranger and caring for the foreigner, it is not optional for me to care for people who make their way to the United States.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related right\">\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\" data-curated-ids=\"\" data-relation-type=\"automatic-primary-tag\">Related Articles<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2025\/04\/19\/colorado-gun-ammunition-porn-age-verification-legislature\/\" title=\"Moving gun ammunition behind the counter, Polis&#8217; first veto and more from the Colorado legislature this week\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tMoving gun ammunition behind the counter, Polis&#8217; first veto and more from the Colorado legislature this week\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2025\/04\/18\/florida-state-shooting-memorials\/\" title=\"Shooting rampage at Florida State that left 2 dead lasted less than 5 minutes, police say\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShooting rampage at Florida State that left 2 dead lasted less than 5 minutes, police say\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2025\/04\/17\/denver-womens-soccer-stadium-nwsl-neighborhood\/\" title=\"Denver&#8217;s investment in the new soccer stadium will help South Broadway (Letters)\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tDenver&#8217;s investment in the new soccer stadium will help South Broadway (Letters)\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2025\/04\/10\/colorado-gun-control-bill-jared-polis-sign-law-legislature\/\" title=\"Gov. Jared Polis signs sweeping gun law that adds requirements to buy certain semiautomatic weapons\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tGov. Jared Polis signs sweeping gun law that adds requirements to buy certain semiautomatic weapons\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2025\/03\/29\/bison-protections-hoa-foreclosure-gun-control-colorado-legislature\/\" title=\"Protecting wandering bison, limiting HOAs&#8217; foreclosure powers, a budget proposed and more from the Colorado legislature this week\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tProtecting wandering bison, limiting HOAs&#8217; foreclosure powers, a budget proposed and more from the Colorado legislature this week\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p>But I feel like folks like me often get written off as some kind of religious fanatic, unaware of the complicated difficulties our current immigration policies have on immigrants and communities alike.<\/p>\n<p>I signed the <a href=\"https:\/\/afsc.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-04\/faith-leader-letter-immigration-april-2025-with-signers.pdf\">Colorado Faith Leader Public Statement: Truths About Immigration<\/a> because it is both a declaration of shared spiritual conviction to care for immigrants\u00a0and\u00a0a list of facts in support of the dignity and humanity of them. I can be\u00a0for\u00a0humane and effective immigration policy reform\u00a0and\u00a0prioritize the care of beloved human beings who arrive on this soil.<\/p>\n<p>Disagreement with policy is not an excuse to demonize, ignore, or harm immigrants. Whatever work we need to do to create just laws must start and end with the protection of the sacred dignity of all people.<\/p>\n<p><em>Rachael McClair, Denver<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.denverpost.com\/dp\/preference\">Sign up for Sound Off to get a weekly roundup of our columns, editorials and more. <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>To send a letter to the editor about this article, submit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/submit-letter\/\">online<\/a> or check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2013\/07\/09\/submission-guidelines-and-contact-information\/\">guidelines<\/a> for how to submit by email or mail.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There should be no requirements before we enjoy our freedoms Re: &#8220;Semiautomatic weapons: Gun-control law signed,&#8221; April 11 news story Lawmakers who took the oath to protect the Constitution, pictured<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sewellconsultancy.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/16\/colorados-new-barrier-to-own-semiautomatic-guns-is-unconstitutional-letters\/\" class=\"readmore\">Continue reading<svg class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\"> <use href=\"#icon-arrow-right\" xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use> <\/svg><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Colorado\u2019s new barrier to own semiautomatic guns is unconstitutional (Letters)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sewellconsultancy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sewellconsultancy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sewellconsultancy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sewellconsultancy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sewellconsultancy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/sewellconsultancy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":444,"href":"http:\/\/sewellconsultancy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443\/revisions\/444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sewellconsultancy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sewellconsultancy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sewellconsultancy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sewellconsultancy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}