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10/10/2025 10:37:18 PM EDT
I'll try to find a link, but I'm at the pub. Just checked my email. Copy and paste below. There's a pattern of certain people not being able to help themselves (including me .. but not like you know who ).


Divided Movements Lose. United Movements Win.

Dear Friend and Defender of Liberty,

It’s disappointing, but unsurprising, to see Rocky Mountain Gun Owners once again attacking their fellow gun-rights advocates instead of focusing on the real threat: the anti-gun politicians stripping away our freedoms one law at a time.

Their latest target? Ava Flanell, the Colorado State Shooting Association’s endorsed candidate for House District 14 — a proven, tireless fighter for the Second Amendment.

Their propaganda couldn’t be a less accurate reflection of what Ava has done for this movement. Over the past year alone, Ava has:

Raised over $100,000 for pro-gun candidates and lawsuits.

Helped file two major lawsuits challenging unconstitutional laws.

Rallied hundreds of Coloradans to testify against anti-gun bills.

Organized the state’s largest pro-gun political event of the year, right here in El Paso County.

She’s also been recognized nationally, earning the Second Amendment Foundation’s Defender of Liberty Award, CSSA’s own Charlie Kirk Second Amendment Defender of the Year, and Gun Owners of America’s Woman of the Year.

This is the record of a leader: someone who unites, builds, and wins. If you’re on the House District 14 Vacancy Committee, Ava is the right choice, and we urge you to vote for her tomorrow.

When self-proclaimed “gun groups” spread misinformation and tear down proven defenders of liberty for their own gain, it doesn’t make our movement stronger. It hands victories to the anti-gun Left. And we all pay the price in lost freedoms.

The Colorado State Shooting Association will always stand for truth, unity, and effectiveness. We support those who deliver real results—not division.

Stand with us. Stand with Ava. Defend the Second Amendment.

Become a Member of CSSA | Donate Today!

Because the only way to win is to fight—and win—together.

In Liberty,

Huey Laugesen

Executive Director

Colorado State Shooting Association
"Positive rights" are neither.

Busy leaving people the F alone.
10/10/2025 10:48:42 PM EDT
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More. It's about an endorsement.

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1211463757687604&id=100064719729235

Question 1 on the survey.

Will you support Pudley's dumbassery?
"Positive rights" are neither.

Busy leaving people the F alone.
10/12/2025 11:01:37 AM EDT
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Typical RMGO thuggery against those they don't have in their pocket
Patriots are ordinary men who rise up to do extraordinary things in troubled times.

Pro-abortion is the radical idea that an innocent life is the only one worth taking.
10/13/2025 6:24:43 PM EDT
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I'm looking for Pro 2A group to donate to. It looks like RMGO is out. So is the CSSA the best/only one I should donate to?
"This would have never happened at Black Mesa"

“So shines a good deed in a weary world”
10/13/2025 6:43:45 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Mick214:
I'm looking for Pro 2A group to donate to. It looks like RMGO is out. So is the CSSA the best/only one I should donate to?
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That's my opinion. Rally for Our Rights is good, but smaller.
"Positive rights" are neither.

Busy leaving people the F alone.
10/13/2025 7:01:19 PM EDT
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That's my opinion. Rally for Our Rights is good, but smaller.
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Sounds good...I think CSSA is the way to go...
"This would have never happened at Black Mesa"

“So shines a good deed in a weary world”
10/14/2025 8:45:40 AM EDT
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Ava won.
"Positive rights" are neither.

Busy leaving people the F alone.
10/14/2025 11:37:54 AM EDT
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Ava won.
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That is so awesome!
"This would have never happened at Black Mesa"

“So shines a good deed in a weary world”
11/8/2025 10:21:28 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Mick214:
I'm looking for Pro 2A group to donate to. It looks like RMGO is out. So is the CSSA the best/only one I should donate to?
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CSSA is a joke.  A do nothing organization.  Now, that doesn't excuse RMGO's position, but don't for a second think that CSSA is worth sending a dime.
9/10/2026 12:55:06 PM EDT
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So, if the RMGO and CSSA aren’t any good, then what group(s) do you guys suggest joining/supporting? May the larger nationwide groups like the GOA or the SAF?
"This would have never happened at Black Mesa"

“So shines a good deed in a weary world”
9/11/2026 10:18:49 AM EDT
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So, if the RMGO and CSSA aren’t any good, then what group(s) do you guys suggest joining/supporting? May the larger nationwide groups like the GOA or the SAF?
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I would support them all.  But CSSA is currently suing the state over SB3 and the waiting period.  There are no better options for state specific organizations to support in Colorado. We are a relatively tiny state and besides the mag ban,  don't have a long history of gun control that would spawn the lawyers to fight them in the way states like CA have.  Even in CA, the most populous state,  the state shooting institutions can barely move the needle on gun control.
9/12/2026 1:54:45 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By DR2341:

I would support them all.  But CSSA is currently suing the state over SB3 and the waiting period.  There are no better options for state specific organizations to support in Colorado. We are a relatively tiny state and besides the mag ban,  don't have a long history of gun control that would spawn the lawyers to fight them in the way states like CA have.  Even in CA, the most populous state,  the state shooting institutions can barely move the needle on gun control.
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Originally Posted By DR2341:
Originally Posted By Mick214:
So, if the RMGO and CSSA aren’t any good, then what group(s) do you guys suggest joining/supporting? May the larger nationwide groups like the GOA or the SAF?

I would support them all.  But CSSA is currently suing the state over SB3 and the waiting period.  There are no better options for state specific organizations to support in Colorado. We are a relatively tiny state and besides the mag ban,  don't have a long history of gun control that would spawn the lawyers to fight them in the way states like CA have.  Even in CA, the most populous state,  the state shooting institutions can barely move the needle on gun control.


This. Unfortunately not every state can have VCDL. CSSA was just about dormant for years but it looks like they've finally woken up a little.

I'm pretty convinced that RMGO and Pudley are controlled opposition. I don't believe that simple incompetence or NRA -style stealing from the till alone can explain the degree of aid and comfort that he and they have given the gun grabbers in this state.

ETA: I'm a fan of GOA, SAF, and FPC, and contribute to them regularly, but I don't think our state issues are on any of their radars. Like the man said, we're not a big state like California or Illinois or New York and have less than a generation of being other than free.
9/14/2026 6:57:35 AM EDT
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CSSA is a joke.  A do nothing organization.  Now, that doesn't excuse RMGO's position, but don't for a second think that CSSA is worth sending a dime.
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Um with all due respect that's bullshit.

They are actually putting their money where their mouth is unlike RMGO.
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.

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