On the April 1, 2025 broadcast, Kim Monson tackled a packed legislative agenda with former state Senator Kevin Lundberg, auto industry expert Lauren Fix of Car Coach Reports, personal injury attorney Jon Boesen of Boesen Law, and Gays Against Groomers legislative director Rich Guggenheim, covering everything from firearms restrictions and budget cuts to auto tariffs and parental rights under siege at the Colorado State Capitol.
Kevin Lundberg dissected Senate Bill 25-003, a measure that would effectively ban semi-automatic firearms with magazines by layering new requirements on buyers, including mandatory safety courses, local sheriff approvals, and what Lundberg characterized as the building blocks of a registration system. The former state senator pointed to the Colorado Constitution’s Bill of Rights, which states the right to bear arms “shall not be questioned,” arguing that the legislation transforms a constitutional right into a government-granted privilege with prohibitive costs and time requirements.
Lundberg also flagged the Joint Budget Committee’s introduction of 49 orbital bills alongside the long bill, a number he called unprecedented in his experience. Among the budget maneuvers, roughly $65 million was stripped from the Department of Transportation over multiple years, a cut Lundberg found troubling given the state’s chronic road maintenance shortfalls. He noted one silver lining: budget pressures forced the repeal of portions of a universal school meals program, a policy Lundberg views as government overreach that undermines the family’s role. The discussion also touched on the new state GOP chair Britta Horne and whether the party would continue backing the lawsuit to close Colorado’s open primaries, with Lundberg reporting that Horne assured him of her support.
“What Senate Bill 3 does is it turns that right into a government-created privilege that you have to pay for because of the costs involved and the time frame and everything else that’s added.”
Kevin Lundberg, Former State Senator and Author of the Lundberg Report
Lauren Fix cut through mainstream media panic over auto tariffs, explaining that vehicles assembled in the United States or compliant with the USMCA agreement face no tariffs at all. Fix detailed how the 25% tariff applies only to non-compliant foreign components, not the full vehicle price, meaning a $20,000 car with a foreign engine would not see a $10,000 markup. She cautioned buyers to check the Monroney window sticker, which lists where components are manufactured, and to avoid any dealer attempting to tack on premature “tariff surcharges” on existing lot inventory.
Fix highlighted Hyundai’s strategic $31 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing plants in Louisiana, Georgia, and Alabama as a model for avoiding tariffs while creating American jobs. She noted that U.S. auto plants currently operate at only 65% capacity, with one GM facility as low as 40%, leaving ample room for expanded domestic production. Fix also pointed to Senator Bernie Moreno’s Transportation Freedom Act, which would make auto loan interest deductible on American-made vehicles, as another tool to incentivize domestic purchasing. The broader trade picture, Fix argued, could even support the elimination of federal income taxes if tariff revenue and government waste reduction through DOGE are combined effectively.
“Any dealer in your area, wherever you may be, wherever you’re listening to this, and they’re trying to tack a price on calling it a tariff increase or a price increase, you need to avoid that dealer.”
Lauren Fix, Car Coach Reports
Jon Boesen outlined the broad range of cases handled by Boesen Law, from motor vehicle collisions and slip-and-fall injuries to pharmaceutical harm from drugs like Ozempic and the GLP-1 class. Boesen noted an uptick in dog and animal attack cases, stressing that owners bear responsibility for unleashed animals in public spaces. He also detailed the firm’s work with workers’ compensation claims and Social Security disability benefits, emphasizing that timely contact is critical for injured parties to preserve their legal options.
“If it shouldn’t have happened, if it was someone else’s fault that caused the accident, caused injuries and damages to an individual, definitely wheelhouse cases for us.”
Jon Boesen, Boesen Law
Rich Guggenheim sounded the alarm on two Colorado House bills introduced over the weekend and fast-tracked for committee hearings. House Bill 25-1312, which Guggenheim called the worst bill he has ever seen targeting children, would establish a transgender bill of rights that classifies failure to affirm a child’s gender identity as a form of child abuse, potentially enabling the state to remove children from parental custody. The bill would also compel speech by making misgendering or deadnaming a hate crime carrying heavier penalties than child sexual assault.
Guggenheim, who currently has a federal lawsuit in the 10th Circuit against two of the bill’s sponsors for silencing his testimony before the Judiciary Committee, warned that House Bill 25-1309 would codify access to gender-affirming care for minors, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgical procedures that amount to sterilization and mutilation of healthy children. He urged parents to sign up to testify remotely against these bills, noting that the legislative sponsors, all Democrats, introduced them over a weekend with immediate committee scheduling designed to limit public scrutiny.
“If you don’t show up to the state capitol to fight for your child, you’re going to have to show up to a courtroom to fight for your child.”
Rich Guggenheim, Director of Legislation, Gays Against Groomers
Episode from The Kim Monson Show
Episode from The Kim Monson Show
Episode from The Kim Monson Show