Colorado Gun Rights Group Challenges New Firearms Dealer Law in Court

By: Marissa Ventrelli | Colorado Politics

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 of certain requirements.

Additionally, HB 1126 expands record-keeping requirements to apply to all firearm purchases, rather than just pistols and revolvers. It includes certain requirements for gun shops, such as that dealers must safely store large-capacity magazines, have certain security features on all doors and windows and be equipped with an alarm system that includes video surveillance of every door and area where firearms are kept.

Rep. Steven Woodrow, D-Denver, who sponsored the bill, said it builds on the state’s permit-to-sell policy to prevent firearm theft and protect Coloradans from gun violence.

The Colorado State Shooting Association, the state’s branch of the National Rifle Association, has notified Gov. Jared Polis that it would pursue legal action if he signed the bill into law.

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