{"id":806583,"date":"2020-04-20T11:10:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T17:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=381971"},"modified":"2020-04-20T11:10:36","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T17:10:36","slug":"hundreds-gather-at-colorado-capitol-to-protest-coronavirus-stay-at-home-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/hundreds-gather-at-colorado-capitol-to-protest-coronavirus-stay-at-home-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds gather at Colorado Capitol to protest coronavirus stay-at-home order"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A couple dozen Western Slope residents gathered Saturday at the intersection of East Main Street and Townsend Avenue in downtown Montrose to protest the ongoing state-mandated closures in effect due to COVID-19. <\/strong>
William Woody, Special to The Colorado Sun<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Hundreds of people gathered outside of the Colorado Capitol on Sunday afternoon in protest of the state\u2019s stay-at-home order aimed at preventing the new coronavirus from spreading out of control.<\/p>\n

Streets around the building in downtown Denver were clogged with vehicles, many of them with American flags attached and passengers hanging out of windows waving signs. Drivers were honking in support of people packed tightly together on sidewalks.<\/p>\n

Lance Painter of Greeley was among the demonstrators. He\u2019s a self-employed gem appraiser and has been struggling to make money during the crisis. Painter said he wanted to send a message to the government by protesting on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel that it\u2019s an overreaction,\u201d he said, \u201cstatically, mathematically. Studies have been done. Perception is incorrect. COVID-19 kills far less people than the regular flu does. And those are just the facts.\u201d<\/p>\n

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