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Colorado bill banning sale, manufacture of certain semiautomatic guns sees major amendment in tight Senate vote

  • The Colorado Senate approved an amendment to a bill that allows exceptions for gun purchasers who complete a training course.
  • Senator Tom Sullivan, whose son was a victim of the 2012 Aurora theater shooting, is sponsoring the bill to ban certain semiautomatic firearms.
  • The amended bill mandates training courses for prospective purchasers, including a 12-hour safety course for new buyers covering safe gun use and laws.
  • Support for the bill has increased among Democrats, but opposition remains from Republicans and firearm advocates who believe the bill infringes on constitutional rights.
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Colorado Senate adds amendments to semi-automatic firearms bill

By Derek Draplin | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) – The Democratic-led Colorado Senate approved a bill early Friday to ban semi-automatic firearm sales in the state after

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Colorado bill banning sale, manufacture of certain semiautomatic guns sees major amendment in tight Senate vote

A bill that would ban the sale of certain high-powered firearms in Colorado now gives exceptions to gun purchasers who go through training under a Senate amendment approved Friday.  Senate Bill 3 would prohibit the...

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Colorado Senate gives initial OK to gun restriction bill, with exemption added • Colorado Newsline

Sen. Tom Sullivan, a Centennial Democrat, listens to witness testimony during a Colorado Senate committee hearing on his bill that would ban firearms with detachable magazines on Jan. 28, 2025. (Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline)The Colorado Senate gave preliminary approval to a bill that would ban the sale of many semiautomatic firearms with detachable magazines, though the chamber also approved a series of amendments that substantially altered the…

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Colorado Senate gives initial approval to semiautomatic weapons bill — after a major change allowing purchases

After negotiations about banning certain semiautomatic firearms with Gov. Jared Polis, Colorado Senate Democrats passed Senate Bill 3 to limit the weapons' sale -- with a big amendment.

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Colorado Senate gives preliminary OK to ban on sale, manufacture of certain semiautomatic guns after adding major carveout

The Colorado Senate gave preliminary approval early Friday to a bill that would ban the manufacture and sale of semiautomatic rifles, shotguns and pistols, but the chamber added a major carveout for people who complete a training course to be regulated by and offered through the state.  The exemption, tacked on by Democrats in an effort to appease Gov. Jared Polis, represents a significant watering down of the measure. But proponents of the legi…

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Colorado Dems Hammer Out Major Gun Safety Compromise

Denver7’s Katie Parkins reports this morning after a marathon session in the Colorado Senate that advanced after hours of debate this year’s big gun safety bill, SB25-003, limiting access predominately to semiautomatic rifles with detachable magazines like the AR-15. After negotiations with Gov. Jared Polis, the legislation now contains an important new path to permitted […]

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KMGH broke the news in on Friday, February 14, 2025.
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