Meanwhile, Colorado legislators have withdrawn two bills long advocated by the gun lobby, while Governor Bill Owens, a Republican, has promised to veto a third. The Mayor of Denver, Willington Webb, is asking the National Rifle Association to cancel its national meeting, scheduled to start in Denver on April 30th. Spurning a projected $18 million dollars in spending by those who attend the meeting, the Mayor said, “We don’t want you here.”