Author: George Brauchler

George Brauchler This week, the Democrat-controlled legislature sent a bill to Gov. Jared Polis’s desk that falsely claims to address – and prevent – mass shootings. That is fake. It does no such thing. The anti-gun owner bill exists as the first step toward a more ambitious goal of eliminating retail gun stores by discouraging…

George Brauchler Last week in a Jefferson County courtroom, attorneys argued about what evidence should be admissible in a trial of one of the most disturbing cases in recent memory. Nearly one year ago, three 18-year-olds participated in throwing a landscaping rock through the windshield, face and skull of an innocent 20-year-old woman, killing her…

George Brauchler Attorney General Phil Weiser has a seemingly schizophrenic approach to addressing the liberally defined term “gun violence.” He has a chance to bring clarity and sanity to his position this legislative session with Senate Bill 24-107. A brief recap to highlight the unusual approach Weiser has taken. In 2018, during his successful run…

George Brauchler In Colorado, defendants facing serious criminal charges with seemingly insurmountable evidence – caught-at-the-scene kind of evidence – have only a couple paths to avoid accountability: claim insanity or delay the trial long enough that all the witnesses against them die and the evidence is mishandled or is destroyed in a fire. Democrat state…

George Brauchler Late on a Tuesday night at the Colorado Capitol, when testimony and media scrutiny would be light, Democrats in the state House Judiciary Committee passed one of the most offensive, pro-rapist bills in memory. Two Democrat attorney-legislators, Rep. Marc Snyder, who practices in wills, trusts and estate law, and Rep. Javier Mabrey, whose…

George Brauchler When it comes to addressing Colorado’s struggles with lawlessness, the Denver-Boulder progressive elites in control of the Gold Dome are at odds with the rest of our state. This tension between competing views of how best to achieve public safety and justice screams for more local control – not less. Could local control…

George Brauchler Violent criminals should go to prison and for significantly longer than those convicted of other crimes. If that sounds like a “duh” statement, it is a novel concept for Colorado in the era of Democrat-controlled state government. Republicans want to make accountability fashionable again. State Rep. Mike Lynch, state Sens. Mark Baisley and…

George Brauchler With more than 100 days left in the 2024 legislative session, the Democrat-controlled General Assembly has already revealed its theme for criminal justice reform: “bonkers.” A review of the Democrat bills thus far introduced are the kind only conceivable with one-party dominance in Colorado government. Many thought it would be impossible for the…

George Brauchler A little after 7:30 a.m., two weeks before the nation’s first presidential primary caucuses for the 2024 election, a disgruntled and armed 17-year-old entered Perry High School in Iowa and murdered the principal, shot an 11-year-old to death and shot four others before killing himself. The coverage was sudden, intense and short-lived. The…

George Brauchler Last week, former President Donald Trump’s distant opponents for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, each pledged to pardon Trump for, apparently, anything and everything for which he can be pardoned, if they are elected. Vivek Ramaswamy, who often acts like an adolescent,…