June 18, 2013 12:33 PM UTC

Would Andy Griffith Do That?

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• by: Colorado Pols

The Black Forest Fire, now the worst wildfire in the history of Colorado in terms of the number of homes destroyed, reached 75% containment yesterday afternoon. On Sunday, El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa posted on his Facebook wall that, although he's been very busy, he hasn't forgotten about that lawsuit seeking to overturn gun safety bills passed by the Colorado legislature this year:

Although Terry has been incredibly busy with the Black Forest fire, and his focus has been on that, he has not dismissed the importance of the lawsuit and our 2nd Amendment rights. He's had 20-22 hour days, but managed to carve out about 40 minutes the other night to speak to a group of approximately 70 at the Stargazer's Theater, and has talked to people daily about the lawsuit. Rest assured, he has not lost focus on this issue. He had to cancel 2 other 2nd Amendment issues due to his commitment to the fire and the residents impacted by it. They are, of course, his main concern right now. 

This upcoming week he will be heavily engaged in finding ways to get residents in to personally see their properties, in addition to providing the support needed to make sure this fire reaches 100 percent containment. During this same effort, [Pols emphasis] he plans to attend a couple other events in Denver, to not only promote the lawsuit, but also to be present during updates with the legal counsel representing the 55 sheriffs.

We can definitely confirm that Sheriff Maketa was "promoting the lawsuit" yesterday in Denver, having been forwarded pictures from some kind of photo shoot held at the state capitol yesterday with other "Suin' Sheriffs."

That's Sheriff Maketa second from left, standing to the right of Weld County Sheriff John Cooke (brown shirt).

So obviously, Maketa wasn't helping displaced families back into their homes, you know, right then. Also, we can't help but take note that while this photo shoot was taking place in Denver, officials were announcing that the Black Forest Fire was only 75% contained–which just doesn't seem like the time to do something else? It gets confusing, since the fire recovery and the gun lawsuit photo shoot are being handled as part of "the same effort."

No doubt Maketa did his duty during this fire, but let's refrain from conflating one "effort" with the other.