By Mark Hillman | Commentary, MarkHillman.com
Colorado’s ruling progressive Democrats believe in equality under the law only in the sense, as in George Orwell’s Animal Farm, that some of us are “more equal than others.” Nothing illustrates this better than their current contortions related to gun policy and crime.
On the one hand, progressives resist passing a law to increase penalties for stealing a firearm because, they say, it might result in too many “black or brown” men going to jail. Likewise, they don’t want to make it easier for law enforcement to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport illegal aliens who have committed violent crimes.
Level heads might consider it a higher priority to protect law-abiding black and brown people who aspire to live in a safe community to raise a family and earn an honest living. They shouldn’t have to contend with criminals roaming the streets because progressive lawmakers want to screen perpetrators based on skin color.
On the other hand, progressives charge full-speed ahead to criminalize gun transactions which have been entirely legal during all 148 years of Colorado statehood.
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