Handgun Safety Class for Concealed Carry Permit

Who should consider this class? This class is designed to cover handgun safety and a review of Colorado statues pertaining to handguns, and will satisfy the requirements necessary to apply for a concealed handgun permit (see below for more detail). We will not be firing any handguns and request that you do not bring any handguns to class. This class would be most beneficial for participants that are already familiar with handling a handgun, or participants planning to become proficient with a handgun in the near future (with additional “hands on” classes or firing range time). Considering the momentum on the US participation in the UN Small Arms Treaty (you probably don’t need the details – what do YOU think the UN’s objective is?), this a great opportunity to further secure your 2nd amendment rights.

Our instructor, Mike Holler, has certified over 5000 students. Besides offering the course to us at a phenomenal price, he is being gracious enough to donate a portion of his fees to Liberty On The Rocks. Mr. Holler is also the author of The Constitution Made Easy; he will be our guest speaker and conduct a book signing at Liberty On The Rocks (Red Rocks) later that afternoon at Old Chicago (near 6th & Union, books available for $10)

Handgun Safety Class Details

Date: February 15, 2010
Time: 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. (registration begins at 1:30, class will begin promptly at 2:00)
Location: Independence Institute
13952 Denver West Parkway, Suite #400
Golden, Colorado 80401
303-279-6536
Cost: $50 (cash or check only, bring payment and registration form to class)
Instructor: Michael Holler, NRA Certified Instructor

Class Description:

The class is focused almost entirely on gun safety, and meets the handgun safety training requirements for a Colorado Concealed Handgun Permit. Items covered include:

– Nomenclature. Names of the parts of the most common handguns
– The three most important rules of gun safety
– Eight more rules of gun safety
– How to safely store your guns
– What to teach your children about your guns and how to identify a real gun by sight (without picking it up)
– How to safely load, unload and handle your guns
– How to safely draw, fire, and re-holster your guns and secure them
– How to behave in public, especially when armed

The course also covers the application process, which states honor Colorado’s permit, and where you can and cannot legally carry in Colorado, plus some of the laws regarding use of force in and out of the home.

RSVP at sacco@LibertyOnTheRocks.org
LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE

Thank you,
Jeff Sacco
Chapter President
RedRocks.LibertyOnTheRocks.org
Facebook group: Liberty On The Rocks (Red Rocks)

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On this week’s Independent Thinking, host Jon Caldara is joined by Independence Institute Research Director and Second Amendment expert Dave Kopel to discuss Dave’s new book Aiming For Liberty: The Past, Present, and Future of Freedom and Self-Defense. Dave and Jon also discuss the recent amicus brief the Independence Institute filed for the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case McDonald v. Chicago. If you are a fan of civil liberties in general, and the Second Amendment in particular, you won’t want to miss this show.

On this week’s Independent Thinking, Chuck Plunkett from the Denver Post and Kathleen Osher from the Transit Alliance join me to discuss the Regional Transportation District’s (RTD) history of broken promises around FasTracks, and how much more, if any, tax dollars should go to continue the already over-budget and behind schedule FasTracks build out. Tune in to KBDI Channel 12 tonight at 8:30 PM. Re-broadcast the following Monday at 1:30 PM.

Here is the video we will be discussing on the show:

The recent election results in Virginia and New Jersey – representing in part a strong repudiation of the threats to freedom over the past year – have energized many pro-liberty activists. It is imperative that we keep the pressure on. 

But we can be sure the other side will try to trick us into damaging statements in order to discredit us, or lure us into time-wasting strategies.  So here are a few things to remember: 

*          Let’s keep our eye on the ball. The ultimate goal of most in the pro-freedom and “Tea Party” movements is to restore constitutional limits to the federal government. Our Constitution – not any peripheral or personal causes – is what we are working for.

 *          Swarm, swarm, swarm.  The focus for the short-term has to be to continue to “swarm” our elected representatives, get in their faces, and tell them over and over that more deficit spending or tax increases are simply unacceptable. So also is any major expansion of government control, particularly a takeover of heath care.

 *          Restoring limits on the feds.  The focus long-term has to be one or more constitutional amendments to put the federal government’s house back in order and protect future generations from the kinds of assaults on our freedom we have faced over the last year. When a system breaks down, sometimes you have to patch up to set it right — just as our fathers and grandfathers adopted the 22^nd Amendment to re-establish the two-term presidential tradition that Franklin Roosevelt had disregarded.  That’s our situation now.

 *          2010 elections. The focus medium-term is now the 2010 elections – not just for Congress, but particularly on the state level. This is because constitutional amendments to curb Congress’s powers are probably not going to come from Congress. The states will have to use the Constitution’s state-proposal procedure.

 *          Don’t let the bad guys marginalize you. Talk of actions such as secession suggest that we are the ones willing to destroy our constitutional system – when in fact the opposition has that dubious distinction.

 *          Work smart.  The other side has a lot of people who work full-time in politics or who work for the government, which sometimes amounts to nearly the same thing.  That’s in addition to Soros money.  So we have to carefully husband our resources – devote your time and energy only to things that make sense in view of our goals. 

*          Don’t waste your time on impossible causes.  Here are a few causes that are certain time-wasters: (1) impeaching Obama (impossible while the Dems control Congress, even assuming there are grounds to do so), (2) recalling U.S. Senators or Congressmen before their terms are up (there is no recall procedure authorized by the Constitution or federal law), and (3) secession movements (which, besides conceding the Constitution to the other side, overlooks the fact that they have the nuclear weapons). 

*          Again, keep your eyes on the ball – restore the Constitution. That means letters to the editor, candidate identification, working in the political party of your choice, fundraising, keeping in touch with others in the pro-freedom movement, and educating yourself by reading websites like The Cauldron and listening to great commentators like Jon Caldara. 

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The Independence Institute is holding two nights of Begging for Billionaires, so any excuse you were thinking of using to miss it are now less believable. This documentary about the attack on property rights under the guise of “public use” is not only award-winning, but comes highly recommended by our property rights guru Jessica Corry, which in my opinion is worth more than any stinkin’ award is.

The first night’s viewing is on Wednesday, November 4th in downtown Denver at Jackson’s Sports Bar and Grill. Festivities start at 6pm.

The second night’s viewing on Thursday, November 5th is even better. We will be showing Begging at the Stanley Hotel, in Estes Park. Which means we are more than likely to have a certain someone show up and enjoy the movie with us. After all, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. In order to add to the experience, The Stanley Hotel is offering a special “billionaires” room rate of $89 for one night only to movie attendees. Go to their website to make your reservation.