Legislative Briefing!
Below is the latest update on all of the anti-gun bills moving through the State Legislature.
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SB25-003: We are calling this one the 2025 Semi-Auto Gun Ban due to the fact that if it passes, it would ban nearly all semi-automatic firearms with detachable magazines, which is most of them. This bill passed the Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee on a party-line vote of 3-2 on Tuesday, January 28th. It is scheduled for a second reading and vote in the Senate Committee of the Whole this Friday, February 7th. You can follow this link to find your Senator’s contact info and urge them to oppose this bill. We are currently targeting TONS of pro-gun constituents in the most vulnerable Democrat-held Senate Districts and asking them to contact their Senators and express, as actual constituents of said Senators, their opposition to this flagrant gun ban. We did last week in Senate District 3. Since then, Democratic Senator Nick Hinrichsen, who represents that district, has come out saying he will be a NO vote on the Semi-Auto Gun Ban. This tactic is working. You can contribute to this effort by donating to our Constituent Outreach Fund.
SB25-034: This self-red flag bill would create a “Voluntary Do-Not-Sell Firearms Waiver” that interested parties can fill out and submit to the state, rendering themselves prohibited persons — a decision one might want to reverse in the future. But, one major problem with this bill is that getting onto the list is voluntary, but getting off of it (if the person in question so desires) requires state approval. Of course that’s no surprise: governments aren’t particularly known for their willingness to give freedoms back after they’ve managed to revoke them — even if they were handed over voluntarily. This bill is up for its first hearing in the Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee this Thursday, February 6th upon adjournment. Follow this link to sign up and testify in opposition to this bill.
SB25-059: “Supports for State Response to Mass Shootings” is an attempt to offset the revenue the gun grabbers expect to miss out on from the Guns & Ammo Excise Tax after putting gun stores out of business with the Semi-Auto Gun Ban. This bill is up for its first hearing in the Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee on Tuesday, February 4th at 2:00 PM. Follow this link to sign up and testify in opposition to this bill.
HB25-1133: The “Requirements for Sale of Ammunition” bill would:
Require ammunition sellers to control access to ammunition during in-person transactions. Note: this will cause many problems for retailers like Scheels who display ammunition in their stores, and is only an early attack in what will likely become an ongoing onslaught against the sale of ammunition in Colorado.
Increase the age to purchase any kind of ammunition to 21 years old.
Add new requirements for shipping ammunition to customers.
This bill is scheduled for its first hearing in the House Business Affairs & Labor Committee next Thursday, February 13th at 1:30 PM. Follow this link to sign up and testify in opposition to this bill.