Tag: guns
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GUEST OPINION: Lengthy, costly new process meant to thwart gun sales
It has been a little over a month since the most radical anti-gun legislation went into effect in Colorado history, Senate Bill 25-003. Originally intended as an “assault weapons ban,” Colorado Democrat sponsors settled for a complicated half-measure that they wrongly believed would be a more tolerable violation of Coloradans’ Second Amendment rights. Despite bipartisan…
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Colorado background checks surge ahead of new semiautomatic gun requirement
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation processed a record number of firearm background checks in July, which the agency attributes to a new state requirement before guns can be purchased that went into effect on Aug. 1. In total, CBI performed 59,452 background checks in July 2026, a 195% increase from July 2025. “I want to…
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EDITORIAL: A legislature in denial on gun control
In its repeated attempts to “get guns off our streets,” Colorado’s legislature is a lot like a compulsive gambler who’s sure he has a winning hand — every time the cards are dealt. One difference, though: The gambler actually has a chance of success. The legislature, of course, hasn’t a prayer. Each round of gun…
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Colorado State Shooting Association files constitutional challenge to firearms dealer law
A firearms group has filed a lawsuit challenging a recently signed law expanding regulations for firearms dealers in Colorado. House Bill 26-1126 clarifies that firearms dealers must hold both a federal and state license to operate. The bill also allows the Department of Revenue to fine dealers up to $100,000 for second or subsequent violations…
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Colorado State Shooting Association files constitutional challenge to firearms dealer law
A firearms group has filed a lawsuit challenging a recently signed law expanding regulations for firearms dealers in Colorado. House Bill 26-1126 clarifies that firearms dealers must hold both a federal and state license to operate. The bill also allows the Department of Revenue to fine dealers up to $100,000 for second or subsequent violations…
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Department of Revenue issues draft guidance on semi-automatic firearms ahead of 2025 law’s implementation
The Colorado Department of Revenue has issued a draft of its “specified semi-automatic firearms guidance,” as required by a 2025 law that goes into effect on August 1 of this year. Last legislative session, lawmakers passed Senate Bill 003, which requires individuals to undergo a $52 safety course through Colorado Parks and Wildlife in order…
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Department of Revenue issues draft guidance on semi-automatic firearms ahead of 2025 law’s implementation
The Colorado Department of Revenue has issued a draft of its “specified semi-automatic firearms guidance,” as required by a 2025 law that goes into effect on August 1 of this year. Last legislative session, lawmakers passed Senate Bill 003, which requires individuals to undergo a $52 safety course through Colorado Parks and Wildlife in order…
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LETTERS: Nothing was free; Colorado’s gun laws
Nothing was truly free Good riddance to Colorado’s free summer bus fare program, better known as “Zero Fare for Better Air.” After four years and millions in taxpayer subsidies, the program failed to accomplish the two goals it was justified by: significantly reducing ground-level ozone and restoring transit ridership to pre-pandemic levels. At some point,…
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Bill on firearm barrel sales withdrawn after veto threat from Colorado governor
A bill that would require firearm barrels to be sold in person by a federally licensed firearms dealer was pulled by its sponsors, who said they were all but told that Gov. Jared Polis would veto the measure. Sponsored by Sen. Tom Sullivan, D‑Centennial, and Reps. Kyle Brown, D‑Louisville, and Meg Froelich, D‑Englewood, Senate Bill…
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Governor signs bill expanding who can petition for weapons restrictions
Gov. Jared Polis on Monday signed a bill into law expanding who can ask a judge to temporarily restrict a person’s access to firearms. Established in 2019, Colorado’s extreme risk protection law (ERPO) initially allowed a family member or law enforcement officers to petition a court to prohibit an individual they believe poses an “imminent…