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<v Speaker 1>This is Dan Capless and welcome to today's online podcast

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<v Speaker 1>edition of The Dan Caplis Show. Please be sure to

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back to the Dan Caplis Show or an hour

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<v Speaker 2>two of the show. And if you're paying any attention,

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<v Speaker 2>then you'll know that I am not Dan Caplis. You've

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<v Speaker 2>got Steve Reams today, Well County Sheriff filling in and

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<v Speaker 2>happy to do so. Dan's out fighting a good fight

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<v Speaker 2>on someone else's behalf, I'm sure, but again, it's always

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<v Speaker 2>a pleasure to be here and take some calls. Today

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<v Speaker 2>we're clearing the decks on a bunch of issues when

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<v Speaker 2>it as it pertains to Senate Bill twenty five Dash three,

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<v Speaker 2>the terrible gun law that Governor Polis signed into into

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<v Speaker 2>law last Thursday. And with us on the line, we

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<v Speaker 2>have Jim from Lamar. He wants to comment about some

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<v Speaker 2>of the gun laws that have been coming through the

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<v Speaker 2>state of Colorado. Jim, what do you got to say?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, as an Illinoian who became a Colorado or so,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm very depressed I can understand that I've been fighting

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<v Speaker 3>these things for a long time and I come here

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<v Speaker 3>and have to fight them all over again. And now

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<v Speaker 3>we're going to go to court. Rocky Mountain gun Owners

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<v Speaker 3>who you just had on they need members, they need support.

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<v Speaker 3>There's Colorado Shooting Association out here that are NRA associated.

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<v Speaker 3>They need your support, they need members, they need money.

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<v Speaker 4>We've got to go to court.

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<v Speaker 3>NRA. If you're not a life member of the NRA,

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<v Speaker 3>what the hell's wrong with you. You've got to become

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<v Speaker 3>a member. Okay, Second Amendment Foundation, become a member. Gun

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<v Speaker 3>Owners of America, become a member. There's the National Gun

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<v Speaker 3>Owners Association here in Loveland. Become a member. Support these guys.

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<v Speaker 3>They're going to get the attorneys to go to court.

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<v Speaker 3>We're going to court. It's got to be fought in

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<v Speaker 3>the courts. Unfortunately, this new thing isn't going to be

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<v Speaker 3>fought until it actually passes in all six August. But

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<v Speaker 3>we're paying an extra six percent, which is illegal. Sure,

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<v Speaker 3>so and as Ian said, they got like ten more

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<v Speaker 3>gun laws that they're passing or have passed that have

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<v Speaker 3>to be fought. I can't believe I came to this

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<v Speaker 3>state and have to put up with this. I keep

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<v Speaker 3>being told all it's all the Californians. I'm sorry, I

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<v Speaker 3>don't think it is.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I don't know who to blame it on at

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<v Speaker 2>this point other than laying it at the feet of

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<v Speaker 2>the legislature and the governor who signed it, and the

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<v Speaker 2>governor before hid that signed the same bad gun bills.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, this state's been been on a downward trend

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<v Speaker 2>when it comes to gun rights for quite some time,

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<v Speaker 2>but the last couple of years have definitely it's been

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<v Speaker 2>like we're on steroids for bad gun legislation. Jim, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sorry that your experience from moving to Oregon to Colorado

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<v Speaker 2>just like is a repeat. I'll tell you my experience

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<v Speaker 2>is from moving from Texas to here, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I oftentimes say, well, I don't know if that was

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<v Speaker 2>the best decision in the world when it comes to

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<v Speaker 2>my gun rights, because in Texas they still believe in

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<v Speaker 2>the Second Amendment, unlike here in Colorado. But Jim, thanks

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<v Speaker 2>for the phone call, and we really appreciate you calling in.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to get to a few of the texts too.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got a whole bunch of them coming through this

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<v Speaker 2>one here says Sheriff Eames, what do you say to

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<v Speaker 2>the residents that are looking to you, as an elected

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<v Speaker 2>constitutional law man to do something against what I see

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<v Speaker 2>as tyranny by our Democrats ruining this state. They attacked

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<v Speaker 2>our kids, our roads, our jobs, our money, Now our

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<v Speaker 2>gun rights. How much more are we going to lose?

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<v Speaker 2>This isn't freedom, you know. I think that's a very

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<v Speaker 2>poignant text. I think people in this state are getting

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<v Speaker 2>pretty fed up. And that leads me back to one

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<v Speaker 2>of the other questions I asked at the top of

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<v Speaker 2>the show, who do you want to see run for

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<v Speaker 2>governor to help try to turn this back around. I

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<v Speaker 2>went through a list of eleven names. I'll read them

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<v Speaker 2>off here again. We've got eleven Republican candidates in the

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<v Speaker 2>race right now. We've got State Senator Mark Baisley, State

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<v Speaker 2>that is, Steven Guess, John Gray Ginsburg, Joshua Griffin, Jason

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<v Speaker 2>Jim Runberg, and then today we had Greg Lopez jump

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<v Speaker 2>into the race. So are any of those names the

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<v Speaker 2>thing that you you want to hear so far? I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>are those names resonating for you? Or better yet, who

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<v Speaker 2>do you not want to see run? You know, I

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<v Speaker 2>guess that's a that's maybe a bad question because that

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<v Speaker 2>list might be even longer. But are there names on

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<v Speaker 2>this list that you rather not see on there? I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>you know some of these people that are running that

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<v Speaker 2>just totally excite you and say that's the guy or

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<v Speaker 2>that's the person that I want to get behind, Or

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<v Speaker 2>is there someone out there sitting on the bench that

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<v Speaker 2>need to get into the race. And I'm taking myself

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<v Speaker 2>out of that equation, as you know, Ryan's tried to

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<v Speaker 2>elude several times. I think, you know, I think that

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<v Speaker 2>it's time for the people in this state to say

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<v Speaker 2>we've had enough. We're tired of the attacks on our kids.

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<v Speaker 2>We're tired of the attacks on our roads and or

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<v Speaker 2>the mismanagement of our roads, our jobs, our money, our

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<v Speaker 2>gun rights. Who can bring it back? You know, I'd

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<v Speaker 2>love to hear what you have to say. Everybody's texting

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<v Speaker 2>and about Center Bill twenty five to three. Not too

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<v Speaker 2>many people are throwing in any good positive vibes here

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<v Speaker 2>about the governor's race, and I don't think it's a

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<v Speaker 2>lost cause. I think with Michael Bennett, the presumptive candidate

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<v Speaker 2>on the dim side, I mean again, that's that's boring

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<v Speaker 2>on steroids. I mean, the guy is just like I said,

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<v Speaker 2>every time he talks it sounds like he's talking through

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<v Speaker 2>a yawn and he makes me tired. Going back to

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<v Speaker 2>the text that says, dims argue voter idea as a

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<v Speaker 2>poll tax and certain people are too dumb to get

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<v Speaker 2>an id'. You hear that quite often, they don't say

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<v Speaker 2>it quite that way. Should make the same argument against

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<v Speaker 2>Senate Bill twenty five to three if you got to,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we're not smart enough to figure out how

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<v Speaker 2>to go get these, so you should just repeal the law.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess it says if you ask me, dumb voters

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<v Speaker 2>are more dangerous than dumb gun owners. That's probably true,

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<v Speaker 2>which explains a lot of the reasons why we're in

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<v Speaker 2>the state that we're in here in our state of Colorado,

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<v Speaker 2>here's a very on point question. Can you tell me

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<v Speaker 2>what the penalties are for violating any of the provisions

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<v Speaker 2>in Senate Bill three, most notably, if you are found

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<v Speaker 2>to have acquired a gun without going through all these

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<v Speaker 2>new steps and hoops. The first penalty is a Class

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<v Speaker 2>two minut misdemeanor, but a second or subsequent offense becomes

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<v Speaker 2>a Class six felony. So if somehow you go out

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<v Speaker 2>and obtain a gun without going through this new process

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<v Speaker 2>of getting a background check, going to your sheriff's office,

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<v Speaker 2>presenting that background check to your sheriff, getting permission with

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<v Speaker 2>a card to then go take a class, if you

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<v Speaker 2>don't do all those steps correctly, and somehow you still

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<v Speaker 2>obtain a gun, at that point, you could be in

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<v Speaker 2>violation of the law as it's written, and you'd face

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<v Speaker 2>a class two misdemeanor, or if you do it a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of times, class six felony. So that's the best

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<v Speaker 2>answer I can give. There's also one other provision in

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<v Speaker 2>the bill that if you provide a false statement to

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<v Speaker 2>the sheriff that you're going to go ask for this

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<v Speaker 2>card from that too, could also be an issue of perjury,

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<v Speaker 2>and I've never seen perjury used in that type of form,

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<v Speaker 2>but regardless, that's kind of that's kind of one other

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<v Speaker 2>penalty that could be there. I think that would be

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<v Speaker 2>a misdemeanor crime. And one other text here says on

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<v Speaker 2>the governor's race, anybody who has the Trump brand is

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<v Speaker 2>going to be branded as toxic in Colorado. Any Republican

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<v Speaker 2>running for governor will get tagged with that and get

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<v Speaker 2>beaten badly. Colorado is just that far left. Please convince

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<v Speaker 2>me I'm wrong, and they thank me for my service.

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<v Speaker 2>All that being said, you know, I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>Trump is resonating as poorly in Colorado as he was

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<v Speaker 2>maybe prior to his election. You know, some of the

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<v Speaker 2>stuff that's going on right now with tariffs make things

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<v Speaker 2>a little more questionable. I think people who are looking

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<v Speaker 2>at their four oh one k are getting a little

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<v Speaker 2>a little antsy. My dad's listening down in Texas. I

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<v Speaker 2>know we've had that conversation a couple of times about

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<v Speaker 2>you know, hey, where's my four oh one k going?

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<v Speaker 2>And boy, I think certainty in the market is something

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<v Speaker 2>that a lot of people look for. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if Trump necessarily tears a candidate down,

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<v Speaker 2>but he certainly probably doesn't build one up in the

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<v Speaker 2>state of Colorado. But who knows. I give it a

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<v Speaker 2>couple more weeks, and Trump's capable of just about anything.

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<v Speaker 2>But I want to make sure that we have time

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<v Speaker 2>for our next segment. We're going to have Senator Barb

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<v Speaker 2>kirk Myron, So we're cut to a break so that

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<v Speaker 2>she can get on with us ride at five twenty.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm told she has a very tough timeline, but I

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<v Speaker 2>want to get a chance to talk with her about

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<v Speaker 2>where we're at in the state of Colorado when it

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<v Speaker 2>comes to the Joint Budget Committee, which she is a

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<v Speaker 2>big piece of. So we'll cut to break. You're listening

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<v Speaker 2>to the Dan Capless Show here on six point thirty

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<v Speaker 5>And now back to the Dan Kaplis Show podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back to the Dan Capless Show. You're listening to

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<v Speaker 2>Sheriff Steve Raams stilling end today from up down from

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<v Speaker 2>Weld County and bringing in one of the Weld County's

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<v Speaker 2>finest state Senator from Senate District twenty three, Barb Kirkmeyer's

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<v Speaker 2>on the line with us. Barb, how you doing?

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<v Speaker 6>I am doing pretty good.

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<v Speaker 2>I think, well, that's a tough question right where you're at.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, exactly, it's just been a crazy day.

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<v Speaker 4>But that's okay.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess that goes with the job, right, So what's

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<v Speaker 2>going on with the state budget? I know that you've

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<v Speaker 2>been a fighter going back and forth and kind of

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<v Speaker 2>trying to set the state in the right direction. Tells

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<v Speaker 2>tell the listeners a little bit about some of the

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<v Speaker 2>fights you've been having and kind of where we look

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<v Speaker 2>as a state right now.

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<v Speaker 6>Sure well, let me just start off first by saying,

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<v Speaker 6>we started the year in the hole, the budget year

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<v Speaker 6>in the hole, like by one point two billion at

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<v Speaker 6>one point. We're in what's called a structural deficit. And

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<v Speaker 6>it's not caused because of tabor. It's not caused because

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<v Speaker 6>we're in a recession, because we're not. Our economy is

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<v Speaker 6>pretty good right now. Quite frankly, it's been caused because

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<v Speaker 6>the General Assembly and the Governor's administration, the executive branch

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<v Speaker 6>have just been overspending year over year for like the

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<v Speaker 6>last six years. And the overspending got masked by all

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<v Speaker 6>of these federal dollars that came in, you know, from COVID.

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<v Speaker 6>So we got in all these federal dollars and we

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<v Speaker 6>just kept spending them. On things that were supposed to

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<v Speaker 6>that caused this structural deficit that we have. So you

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<v Speaker 6>So we have a constitutional requirement that we have to

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<v Speaker 6>that means for more than just one day, not just

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<v Speaker 6>to control ourselves with spending. So it's just it's been

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<v Speaker 6>it's the six members on the Joint Budget Committee that

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<v Speaker 6>actually write the budget, of which I'm one of those six.

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<v Speaker 6>But when he submitted his budget request back in November,

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<v Speaker 2>I find that hard to believe, having presented a budget

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<v Speaker 2>But that's great to hear. So, so what kind of

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<v Speaker 6>So get this, he had a So we have a

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<v Speaker 6>and then also to increase that funding year over year

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<v Speaker 6>again in our constitution by inflation for the total program.

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<v Speaker 6>He came in with a one hundred and fifty million dollars

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<v Speaker 2>Well that doesn't sound very pro education.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, exactly, and it's not. And then he also came

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<v Speaker 6>in with cutting Medicaid, like, let's cut medicaid, and it

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<v Speaker 6>and twenty million dollars worth of cut to medicaid at least,

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<v Speaker 6>and you know, and then in the meantime, after you know,

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<v Speaker 6>What are you talking about? The governor wants to cut

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<v Speaker 6>Medicaid and I have to fight to get it act.

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<v Speaker 6>So those are two of our most critical programs, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>fund medicaid and we need to fund it, and we

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<v Speaker 6>he didn't want to fund education. He didn't fund medicaid fully,

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<v Speaker 6>take this budget request seriously? Because he also had in

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<v Speaker 6>at the States there, that we should fund additional like

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<v Speaker 6>landscaping around the Capitol, and that we should build a

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<v Speaker 6>bridge from and I know that sounds funny, build a

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<v Speaker 3>In Denver, the homeless, mental homeless.

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<v Speaker 4>People, right.

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<v Speaker 6>No, he wanted to put his name on it so

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<v Speaker 2>So that with the at the end of DOGE at

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<v Speaker 2>the at the national level and kind of all the

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<v Speaker 2>It sounds like you're kind of the Doge committee in

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of ways. For the state budget. What was

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<v Speaker 2>the most out of line thing that you saw? The

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<v Speaker 2>but I mean, where was the most egregious funding request

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<v Speaker 6>Proposal, I would say, and it wasn't a filianus proposal,

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<v Speaker 6>all the things that are funded down here, all the

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<v Speaker 6>cash funds and the general fund. It's the second salary

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<v Speaker 6>for the lieutenant governor. Now, granted, i'm talking about when

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<v Speaker 6>we're talking about one point two billion dollars shortfall, I'm

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<v Speaker 6>talking about in the general fund operating budget, which is

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<v Speaker 6>not our forty six billion dollar budget because that includes

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<v Speaker 6>federal funds and cash funds. But our general fund operating

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<v Speaker 6>that are already in place, and it's really really I

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<v Speaker 6>have to go back and dig I mean, you remember

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<v Speaker 6>when I was as Acount Commissioner, we would do that

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<v Speaker 6>strategic budgeting and y'all would go through your budgets and say, hey,

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<v Speaker 6>here's where we can cut, here's where we don't need

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<v Speaker 6>this program. It's past as time. Men, they don't do that.

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, I try to get the executive branch to

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<v Speaker 6>do that, and they just like stare at me, and

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<v Speaker 6>you know, and then I have to be more firm

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<v Speaker 6>as you know I can be. But so so in

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<v Speaker 6>the Governor's office is Lieutenant Governor's office, and within that

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<v Speaker 6>we have this other office called the Office of Saving

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<v Speaker 6>People Money, which is just a total joke.

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<v Speaker 7>But she gets.

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<v Speaker 6>Paid an additional seventy five thousand dollars on top of

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<v Speaker 6>her salary that she's going down as lieutenant governor.

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<v Speaker 2>What's the salary for the lieutenant governor's the what's the

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<v Speaker 2>primary salary?

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<v Speaker 6>I think it's ninety or ninety three thousand dollars.

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<v Speaker 2>That's so if you can get it.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, so she's do what she should.

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<v Speaker 6>Be doing as lieutenant governor in the first place. So

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<v Speaker 6>I just think that's appalling to me. And why as

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<v Speaker 6>a lieutenant governor, why doesn't she just give that up?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 4>No kidding first deficit?

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<v Speaker 2>So did that get cut out or is she still

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<v Speaker 2>taking that salary? Are you kidding me?

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<v Speaker 6>Still she's still taking the additional salary. We tried to.

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<v Speaker 6>I tried to get it amended out and take care

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<v Speaker 6>of it during the budget process with a Joint Budget

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<v Speaker 6>Committee to noevel and even during the long bill process

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<v Speaker 6>on the Senate floor, Senator Pelton had an amendment to

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<v Speaker 6>try and get rid of that. And the answer is no.

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<v Speaker 6>I mean it's in law, so we have to actually

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<v Speaker 6>repill that section of law. And we can't get them to.

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<v Speaker 2>Repill it, of course not. Why would they do anything

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<v Speaker 2>that makes sense and actually save the states and money.

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<v Speaker 2>We got just a couple of minutes left, Barb. Is

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<v Speaker 2>there anything else you want to cover that isn't budget related?

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<v Speaker 2>I know you've got a lot of stuff going on

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<v Speaker 2>down there. Is there something that the listeners need to

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<v Speaker 6>On for I would say, tune into and have your

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<v Speaker 6>for its House bill. I think it's twelve thirteen thirteen

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<v Speaker 6>twelve thirteen or thirteen twelve thirteen twelve. This is just

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<v Speaker 6>an outrageous bill to me, it's attacking our constitutional rights.

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<v Speaker 6>But moreover, it just feels like to me that there

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<v Speaker 6>are certain Democrats down here across the aisle, even though

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<v Speaker 6>I've got friends across the aisle, but there are other

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<v Speaker 6>Democrats that really it feels like they've just declared war

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<v Speaker 6>on parents. I mean, they're going after parents, trying to

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<v Speaker 6>figure out how to take their children away from them

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<v Speaker 6>and cutty cases, and it is just way out of line.

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<v Speaker 6>And I think that would be a bill that hopefully,

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<v Speaker 6>you know, I mean, if I haven't heard from every

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<v Speaker 6>parents in the state by now, you know, please don't

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<v Speaker 6>send me anymore emails. But I understand my colleagues across

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<v Speaker 6>the aisle to let them know that, you know, parents

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<v Speaker 6>shouldn't be interjecting in between a parent's ability to raise

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<v Speaker 6>best interest of the child versus you know, basically saying

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<v Speaker 6>that if you call your child by their given name

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<v Speaker 6>at birth and they don't want to be called that

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<v Speaker 6>that you could be taken up X be cohersive, and

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<v Speaker 2>We got a heart we got a heartbreak. But thanks

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<v Speaker 2>for being on with us, thanks for educating us about

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<v Speaker 2>the budget, and we look forward to having you on again.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're listening to the Dan Caplis Show on six

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<v Speaker 2>point thirty KHW.

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<v Speaker 5>You're listening to the Dan Kapliss Show podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>You're back with the Dan Kaplis Show yet Steve reims Well,

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<v Speaker 2>Kundy Sheriff setting in today and covering the show while

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<v Speaker 2>Dan's out doing some really important stuff. But at the

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<v Speaker 2>top of the show, the top of the hour, I

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<v Speaker 2>ask people, who do you want to see run for governor?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we've got eleven candidates in the race now

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<v Speaker 2>by my last counting. Greg Lopez made his announcement today.

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<v Speaker 2>I think this is his third time, maybe third times

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<v Speaker 2>a charm, But I've been asking you guys, who do

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<v Speaker 2>you want to see ron? And then also, since I

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<v Speaker 2>happen to be the sheriff up in Weld County, if

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<v Speaker 2>you have any questions about Cenebill twenty five to three

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<v Speaker 2>that maybe I can answer call in, ask your question.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll talk about both topics. But before we get to

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<v Speaker 2>the calls, just want to read a couple of texts here,

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<v Speaker 2>And this one's pretty much on point, and I'm guessing

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<v Speaker 2>our first caller is going to agree with this. It says,

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<v Speaker 2>quit worrying about Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, enough about Trump,

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<v Speaker 2>steer the narratives of those unpopular policies, and start talking

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<v Speaker 2>about Colorado. Every time someone says, but Trump, there's a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of truth there. I mean, I think Republican candidates

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<v Speaker 2>tend to get caught in the cycle of saying yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, trying to defend Trump instead of just turn

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<v Speaker 2>around and talking about the meat and potatoes of what's

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<v Speaker 2>going on. A couple other texts says there's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of gray areas in this new gun law. That's the

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<v Speaker 2>understatement of the day. And then Michael Bennett is entirely

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<v Speaker 2>beatable with the right person hitting all the right notes.

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<v Speaker 2>They believe Bennett's superpower might be putting people to sleep.

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<v Speaker 2>And then we have one text in here, Dan for Governor,

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<v Speaker 2>which I totally support, but I don't know that he'd

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<v Speaker 2>USh With that being said, if this is the Joe

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<v Speaker 2>to hear some stuff about Trump, So we'll go to

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<v Speaker 2>that call first.

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<v Speaker 4>Joe, you on line with absolutely, Hey, hey, absolutely, First,

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<v Speaker 4>you know what you talk about Michael Bennett. This might

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<v Speaker 4>be a little before your time, but did you ever

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<v Speaker 4>see their movie Fast Time at Rich Month High?

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely? Are we talking about speccoli Pacoli?

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<v Speaker 4>Michael Bennett. It's Poli. He's not as fun though, well no,

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<v Speaker 4>he's not as fun, but he sounds like him.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah he does, he does. Yeah, it's bad, it's bad.

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<v Speaker 2>So what do you think about the Republicans having a

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<v Speaker 2>chance in the state. Who's our who's our candidate going

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<v Speaker 2>to be? And is there anybody in the race now

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<v Speaker 2>that excite you?

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<v Speaker 4>Well? This was this was more. This was more gun related.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, yeah, go ahead, yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm a

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<v Speaker 4>veteran and I'm a like member of the n r A,

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<v Speaker 4>and you know it is time for Republicans to point

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<v Speaker 4>out how, pardon me, how bad Democrat policies of gun

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<v Speaker 4>control are. Sure, because look at look look at Chicago.

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<v Speaker 4>They had like the most restrictive gun laws there are right,

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<v Speaker 4>And how's that? How's the crime there?

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<v Speaker 2>Right? It's working out great? Right? I mean, if you

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<v Speaker 2>if you.

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<v Speaker 4>Want to look gun laws, gun laws or restrict you

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<v Speaker 4>and I because we abide by law, do they restrict

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<v Speaker 4>you know, criminals? It just it just blows my mind.

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<v Speaker 4>I just oh, it makes my blood boil.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Joe, I understand where you're at. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>you know you can't have one conversation without without having

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<v Speaker 2>the other. How do we get here? How do we

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<v Speaker 2>have all these restrictive gun laws in the states Because

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<v Speaker 2>we keep electing and we keep allowing Democrats to get

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<v Speaker 2>elected in this state. We don't have a united message

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<v Speaker 2>behind a good candidate for governor. We haven't for quite

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<v Speaker 2>some time. I don't know if one of these candidates

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<v Speaker 2>in the race is going to do that, but uh,

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<v Speaker 2>we got to get there. I mean, at some point,

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<v Speaker 2>I think the people in this state that aren't died

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<v Speaker 2>in the world Democrats are going to say, Okay, enough's enough.

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<v Speaker 2>And just like Trump won the country back, I think

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<v Speaker 2>someone can win this state back. And I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>if that person's in the race yet. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>if that person's waiting in the wings, But Uh, you know. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>that's the way I see it. So Joe, thanks.

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<v Speaker 4>Can add to that. You said we elect I didn't

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<v Speaker 4>elect them.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I get I say we collected it.

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<v Speaker 4>I know, I know, I understand, I understand.

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<v Speaker 2>I've never checked it, never checked a D on my

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<v Speaker 2>ballot either, So U Joe, thanks again, We appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>Get to a couple more texts here and then we'll uh,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll get to our next caller. This one is a

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<v Speaker 2>little confusing for me. It says, if you find yourself

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<v Speaker 2>defending your your family and your own home, you're forced

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<v Speaker 2>to shoot. I guess someone who's breaking in and the

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<v Speaker 2>gun you grabbed in the emergency is quote unquote illegal. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>but the shooting itself would be justified. How does that

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<v Speaker 2>play out in the courts? And what I would say is,

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<v Speaker 2>if you already own the gun, you've already got it

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<v Speaker 2>in your house. You didn't acquire it illegally. This bill

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<v Speaker 2>does nothing to the guns you already owned. So if

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<v Speaker 2>you're using a gun to defend you and your family

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<v Speaker 2>inside your home, you don't need to worry about Senate

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<v Speaker 2>Bill IREI. Now, if you've gone out and acquired that

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<v Speaker 2>gun somehow in violation of this law. You know, I'd

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<v Speaker 2>say I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by

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<v Speaker 2>six any given days. So if it comes down to

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<v Speaker 2>protecting your family, I think that's what you probably should do.

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<v Speaker 2>It looks like we got Dean from Ourvada on the line.

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<v Speaker 2>He wants to comment on gun laws. Dean, are you

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<v Speaker 2>with us?

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<v Speaker 8>Yes, sir, Yeah. We found out last summer. I guess

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<v Speaker 8>it was that prosecutors can basically prosecute anybody, including Donald Trump,

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<v Speaker 8>for pretty much anything. That is, when it comes down

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<v Speaker 8>to these gun laws, there's so much gray area. You

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<v Speaker 8>get the wrong crosster, he's gonna go after you, and

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<v Speaker 8>you're just gonna ask for mercy because you know, the

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<v Speaker 8>prosecutor's got a lot more money to go after you

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<v Speaker 8>than you can defend yourself.

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<v Speaker 4>Most in most places, except.

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<v Speaker 8>For you know, like Donald Trump, he has had a

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<v Speaker 8>pretty good.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he could five back a little bit. Yeah. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>you make a good point there, when you when you

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<v Speaker 2>write a bill, it has so much gray area in

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<v Speaker 2>it that leaves so much for the imagination, if you will.

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<v Speaker 2>The devil's in the details, and when the details aren't there,

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<v Speaker 2>someone can make them up and kind of twist the

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<v Speaker 2>bill to their own liking. Oh, I totally see where

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<v Speaker 2>you're coming from.

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<v Speaker 8>Like a sheriff like you, Yeah, sheriff like you is

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<v Speaker 8>probably gonna say, look, I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna,

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<v Speaker 8>you know, use this against you. But you get the

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<v Speaker 8>wrong sharef for the wrong prosecutor, and you're just playing

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<v Speaker 8>like mercy. Now, I'm like, please please give me a

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<v Speaker 8>misdemeanor instead of a felony. You know, it's it's it's

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<v Speaker 8>crazy how this works. I just I think in the

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<v Speaker 8>gun laws are going to chill the small mom and pop.

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<v Speaker 4>Gun I mean, all this stuff.

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<v Speaker 8>I don't know how anybody in their right mind would

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<v Speaker 8>want to open a gun store, much less keep on

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<v Speaker 8>open here.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I can tell you this. You know, we talked

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<v Speaker 2>about this bill being an unfunded mandate on sheriffs, but

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<v Speaker 2>truly it's an unfunded mandate on the gun shops too,

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<v Speaker 2>because they're going to have to go through a whole

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<v Speaker 2>bunch of steps when that person finally, when the when

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<v Speaker 2>the customer finally jumps through all the hoops, they get

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<v Speaker 2>their their class, they've got their gun card, and they

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<v Speaker 2>show up at the gun store. Well, now it's on

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<v Speaker 2>the gun store to turn around and say, okay, are

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<v Speaker 2>you in this registry that you're supposed to be in?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's that's time. That's valuable time that that

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<v Speaker 2>gun stores is spending trying to process someone. Oh, by

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<v Speaker 2>the way, and when they sell them again, now, they

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<v Speaker 2>still got to sit on it for three days and

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<v Speaker 2>go through a whole other background check. So we're just

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<v Speaker 2>stacking layers and layers of crap on top of one another.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, there is there a you said there's is there

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<v Speaker 8>a six and a half percent AMMO tax on top

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<v Speaker 8>of the regular sales tax?

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<v Speaker 2>I believe that's Uh. I think that one already went

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<v Speaker 2>into effect a few months ago. If I'm not mistaken.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't remember the name of the bill.

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<v Speaker 5>We voted that in the amendment.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, yeah, that's right, Yeah, we voted that in Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>the people of.

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<v Speaker 5>Colorado amo out of state.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you know, right, But that's that's what a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people do their guns and AMMO at this point. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>So Dean, I appreciate the call.

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<v Speaker 8>They're killing these businesses.

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<v Speaker 2>Have a nice day, Thank you, thanks Dean. And uh,

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<v Speaker 2>before we run out of time here, we'll kick it

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<v Speaker 2>over real quick to Jack and Cheyenne. Jackie, you with us, Steve.

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<v Speaker 9>I think people need to realize that the guns don't

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<v Speaker 9>destroy inner cities Democrats do. I mean, it's it's that simple.

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<v Speaker 9>And if I was going to vote one gun law,

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<v Speaker 9>that gun law would be it's illegal for a Democrat

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<v Speaker 9>to have a gun.

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, it's just.

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<v Speaker 9>It's just so obvious.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you know, I don't know if I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>if political party and gun Yeah, I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>political party and gun ownership are necessarily exclusive to one another.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we had a last time I covered the show,

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<v Speaker 2>I had Sheriff Lucero for Pueblo County. He's a Democrat,

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<v Speaker 2>He's got a lot of Democrats support down there, and they,

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<v Speaker 2>the Democrats in his county were up in arms about

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<v Speaker 2>this bill. And in fact, even with the county sheriffs

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<v Speaker 2>of Colorado, which is probably I don't know if it's

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<v Speaker 2>a fifty to fifty split, but it's getting pretty close

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<v Speaker 2>to that. Of the sixty four sheriffs in the state

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<v Speaker 2>of Colorado, there weren't any of them that were in

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<v Speaker 2>support of this bill. So, you know, oftentimes it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>not every Democrat, but it's the Democrats that are making

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<v Speaker 2>the laws at the state House, that's for darn sure.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 9>Well, they're also destroying the city, so that's what they

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<v Speaker 9>want to focus on, not the guns.

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<v Speaker 2>I couldn't agree with you more on that aspect. The

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<v Speaker 2>guns aren't the problem. It's the people that are using

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<v Speaker 2>the guns and the legislators who keep on making it

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<v Speaker 2>harder and harder for us to get them. Jack appreciate

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<v Speaker 2>you listening from Cheyenne. Thanks for calling in. I think

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<v Speaker 2>Jack's Jack's done all right, So well again, throw out

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<v Speaker 2>the number here, it's three oh three seven one, three

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<v Speaker 2>eight two five five. Call in ask your questions. We

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<v Speaker 2>got just a little bit of time left in the show,

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<v Speaker 2>or you can text in at five seven three nine.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll answer all those questions as best we can and

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<v Speaker 2>we'll go to break. Now again, you're listening to Steve

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<v Speaker 2>Riams covering the Dan Capless Show here on six thirty KF.

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<v Speaker 5>And now back to the Dan Taplass Show podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>You're back in the last segment of the Dan Kaplas Show.

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<v Speaker 2>Sheriff Steve Riams filling in for Dan today. But I

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<v Speaker 2>want to go straight to a caller from Pueblo. We

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<v Speaker 2>got Jake on the line. He wants to comment about

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<v Speaker 2>some gun laws. Jake, what do you got to say?

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<v Speaker 7>Well, the Democrats have been trying to create an in

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<v Speaker 7>state gun registry for the longest time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep.

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<v Speaker 7>They taught my track in our credit card purchases that

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<v Speaker 7>what creates a registry, we just outsmarted it. Might just

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<v Speaker 7>start paying cash for everything. And now this is another

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<v Speaker 7>end around to hopefully create in state gun registries all

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<v Speaker 7>the way.

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<v Speaker 4>I can see it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, the bill specifically says that this isn't

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<v Speaker 2>for the purposes of making a registry, and they won't

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<v Speaker 2>know exactly what gun you buy, but they will know

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<v Speaker 2>who's going out and buying a gun. Again, they may

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<v Speaker 2>not know the exact model or or or item that

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<v Speaker 2>you buy, but they're going to know if you took

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<v Speaker 2>the class and have an intent to go buy one.

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<v Speaker 2>So and it's all going to be housed by the

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<v Speaker 2>by parks and wildlife. That's that's the.

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<v Speaker 7>Other thing about the class. I read the bill a

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<v Speaker 7>couple of times. If you take it once, they ever

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<v Speaker 7>have If I want to go bast second, semi automatically

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<v Speaker 7>or detestable mag no, I have to take the class

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<v Speaker 7>a second time.

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<v Speaker 1>No.

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<v Speaker 2>Once you take the class and you get your card,

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<v Speaker 2>it's good for five years, so you can buy I

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<v Speaker 2>guess theoretically as many guns as you want in that

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<v Speaker 2>five years. But at the end of that five years,

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<v Speaker 2>you got to go renew the card. And it's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of silent as to whether or not you have to

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<v Speaker 2>take the class again or just renew the card again.

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<v Speaker 2>That's one of those gray areas in the bill. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think you'd have to take the class again, but

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<v Speaker 2>you would have to keep the card renewed, is the

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<v Speaker 2>way I see it.

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<v Speaker 7>But what do I know, Just a form of a

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<v Speaker 7>man registry is. But as far as I'm concerned, and

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<v Speaker 7>I hope we can get declared conversational, I.

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<v Speaker 2>Agree with you. Jake Hey, thanks for calling in, Thanks

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<v Speaker 2>for listening from all the way down there in public.

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<v Speaker 2>We appreciate it. So kind of wrapping up the show.

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<v Speaker 2>Here a couple more texts. I have to tell you

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<v Speaker 2>about this one specifically, it came in from my under sheriff,

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<v Speaker 2>who I guess he thinks he's funny. You know, in

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<v Speaker 2>the state of Colorado, most sheriff salaries are set by

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<v Speaker 2>state statue in Weld County, we have a little different process,

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<v Speaker 2>but my salary is set every four years, and that's

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<v Speaker 2>always a point of contention. And my under sheriff currently

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<v Speaker 2>makes more money than I do, so he's got the

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<v Speaker 2>best job in the agency. But he's encouraging me to

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<v Speaker 2>run for governor so that he can be the lieutenant

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<v Speaker 2>governor and yet again make more money than me. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't even know how to take that. I mean, he's

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<v Speaker 2>been riding my coattails for nine years. Now enough's enough.

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<v Speaker 2>And I say that in all fairness, he's a great undershriff.

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<v Speaker 2>He does a great job for me, but I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>giving him any more of a free ride, so he

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<v Speaker 2>can go find his own job when my time is done.

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<v Speaker 2>And we did get a text here in support of

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<v Speaker 2>Jack says Jack is right, Democrats voted in the Democrats

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<v Speaker 2>to push these laws. I can't agree more that with Jack,

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<v Speaker 2>that gun laws should only apply to the Democrats, make

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<v Speaker 2>guns illegal for them. And then I got a friend

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<v Speaker 2>from up in Wild County, actually a couple of friends

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<v Speaker 2>just saying hey, thanks for filling in for Dan today,

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<v Speaker 2>asking me if this is going to be my next career,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think we're We've got a long ways to

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<v Speaker 2>go before we see that happen. And I think I

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<v Speaker 2>think Dan is safe in this seat. I'm not. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think I'm gunning for his position anytime soon. But sure,

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<v Speaker 2>do you like filling in? It's a lot of fun

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<v Speaker 2>to get a chance to talk with folks and answer

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<v Speaker 2>a few text messages and educate folks as to you know,

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<v Speaker 2>what's going on out there in the public sphere, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, kind of do something different for the day.

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<v Speaker 2>Excuse me, Ryan before we break for the day. You

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<v Speaker 2>know you do you do your show every day? Do

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<v Speaker 2>you do you get one feeling that there's a candidate

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<v Speaker 2>out there amongst Republicans that is just waiting in the

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<v Speaker 2>wings to jump in, because right now I'm not getting

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of vibes for the eleven Republicans that have

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<v Speaker 2>jumped in. Have you heard of Are you getting a

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<v Speaker 2>feeling that that person's going to jump in there and

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<v Speaker 2>change the tide?

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<v Speaker 10>Well, the one and obviously it has a lot to

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<v Speaker 10>do with our present forum. But that callers and listeners

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<v Speaker 10>am calling for is is Dan Caplis. And you know,

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<v Speaker 10>he makes no secret that at one time he was

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<v Speaker 10>seriously considering run for high office, in particular the US Senate.

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<v Speaker 5>He had gone to Washington, d C. With Amy, had.

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<v Speaker 10>Been taken in on a tour I believes by John

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<v Speaker 10>Cornyan and others introducing him, and I forgot what ultimately

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<v Speaker 10>led him to the decision against him. I think it

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<v Speaker 10>had to do with his kids, certainly his family, and

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<v Speaker 10>it's a big decision. Well absolutely, you know, as you know,

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<v Speaker 10>there are people myself included, that would like to see

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<v Speaker 10>you run, whether it was governor or something else. And

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<v Speaker 10>maybe that'll still happen. But it's not just something you

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<v Speaker 10>declare one day you're going to throw your hat in

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<v Speaker 10>the ring, and that's all there is to it.

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<v Speaker 5>That's just the beginning. It's the actual race itself, and.

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<v Speaker 10>You know it's asking a lot of a person and

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<v Speaker 10>that person's family, and to answer your question directly, right now,

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<v Speaker 10>I don't know that there's a candidate that really breaks through.

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<v Speaker 10>I know Greg Lopez announced on my show today that

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<v Speaker 10>he is going to reach across the aisle. He's going

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<v Speaker 10>to hold town halls. He's going to go and meet

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<v Speaker 10>the people where they are, and I think that's a

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<v Speaker 10>good start. Any candidate on our set is going to

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<v Speaker 10>have a chance has to break through that unaffiliated wall,

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<v Speaker 10>which we have not been able to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, and the issues that affect unaffiliated voters

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<v Speaker 2>might be a little different than the ones Republicans are

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<v Speaker 2>looking at. But I think there's a cross section of

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<v Speaker 2>things that every voter in this state has a feeling about,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, condition of our roads, fentanyl, you know, education system,

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<v Speaker 2>making it fair and accessible to everyone. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>think if you boil it down to kind of those

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<v Speaker 2>common those common themes that affect every household, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>a candidate may resonate a little better. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>when you're looking at, you know, primary races, it's always

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<v Speaker 2>the idea that the candidate on either side is going

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<v Speaker 2>to try to appeal to those to the far right

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<v Speaker 2>or far and left and then sometimes can't get back

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<v Speaker 2>to the middle for the unaffiliated voter. With that, it's

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<v Speaker 2>been a blast filling in for Dan Caples again. I

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<v Speaker 2>look forward to every opportunity I get to do this. Ryan,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks for taking care of me on the other side

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<v Speaker 2>of the glass. Kelly, thanks for setting up all the

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<v Speaker 2>phone calls, and hopefully I'll get a chance to do

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<v Speaker 2>this again in the near future. Today we are listening

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<v Speaker 2>to the Dan Capleas show being filled in by Steve Raims,

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<v Speaker 2>Weld County Sheriff, and we'll see you next time.