Gun rights

House Democrats push “most outrageous” SB25-003 forward after 12-hour hearing

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The sheriff in town may be tasked with the administrative burden of weighing in on your future firearm purchase, if Democrat lawmakers have their say. Although sheriffs from El Paso, Lake, Mesa and Weld counties testified that Senate Bill 25-003 is both unconstitutional and difficult to enforce, the House Judiciary Committee advanced the legislation after twelve hours of testimony.

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Anderson: SB25-003 faces Constitutional hurdles under the Bruen standard

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Many conservatives and Second Amendment advocates have raised concerns about the constitutionality of SB25-003, a bill that seeks to make it significantly more difficult for Coloradans to exercise their Second Amendment rights. These advocates argue that if the bill becomes law, it will not withstand a constitutional challenge under the Bruen standard established by the Supreme Court of the United States.

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‘Let there be a run on guns’: Senate Democrats advance semiauto gun ban to Colorado House

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A debate Tuesday on the proper role of government and at what point constitutional liberty has been infringed, led by Senate Republicans, fell upon deaf ears.

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Sponsors offer some concessions, but SB 3 still ‘infringement,’ Republicans argue

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Debate over Senate Bill 25-003, which began in the late afternoon Thursday and continued into the wee hours of Friday morning, is slated to resume again Friday morning in the Colorado Senate.

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Sen. Kirkmeyer decries two-faced SB 3, permitting filmmakers to use guns that Coloradans couldn’t purchase

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The same guns which Senate Bill 25-003, the semi-auto firearm ban, would make unlawful for Coloradans to sell, purchase or transfer ownership of, would be allowed for filmmakers in the state to use as props.

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Executive order calls for sweeping review of federal gun regulations in ‘protecting 2A rights’

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President Donald Trump on Friday issued an executive order demanding a whole-of-government review of federal firearms regulations, a move which appeared aimed at papering over gun safety policies inked by the Joe Biden administration.

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