The San Miguel Board of County Commissioner gun control hearing in January was
surreptitiously filmed via cell phone by Norwood
Post editor Patrick Coleman who’s posted the meeting on YouTube.
After
listening to our Norwood
constituents and Telluride's Mayor Stu Fraser, I thought this contentious an issue
deserved another hearing up in Telluride, or no county letter at all. My
colleagues didn’t agree. To me the letter went too far. As written, I voted
against it.
I believe a large percentage of this county believes the recent Sandy Hook tragedy demands some form of gun control
action. And I would have supported a call from San Miguel County for mandatory background checks for all
gun sales, retail or private. That seems like a prudent and reasonable
regulatory change.
But, beyond that, I think gun control is a very polarizing
issue in the West, where gun ownership has been traditional and customary. I’ve
been having some very interesting discussions with folks from both sides of
this debate on Facebook, and I’ve learned a lot.
I just wish we as a nation,
as fellow citizens would seek better compromises on tough issues like this,
rather than simply pitting advocates against opponents
Check out the crude
video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voXVSrEPx6k
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