Colorado lawmaker shows hypocrisy of Second Amendment posturing

By: Quentin Young

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: January 29, 2026

Words: 810

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Larry Liston, a Colorado state senator, has long been a staunch supporter of Second Amendment rights.

You might expect, then, that this Republican from Colorado Springs would defend the right of Alex Pretti, the man shot to death by federal immigration authorities in Minneapolis on Saturday, to have been armed.

But no.

For hypocrites like Liston, constitutional rights have currency only for political allies, and they should be withheld from everyone else. In some …

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