Four Gun Control Bills Moving Forward in Colorado
By voice vote yesterday (Friday), the Colorado State House of Representatives* approved tough new gun-control legislation after hours of heated debate. One new law will ban ammunition magazines over 15 rounds (or 8 for shotguns). In addition, companion bills will require exhaustive background checks on all firearm purchases, and impose severe restrictions on lending guns. Yet another new law will prohibit CCW permit-holders from carrying a firearm on college campuses.
The new laws are not final yet. They advanced on Friday’s unrecorded “voice vote”, but there will be a final “recorded vote” in the House next week. Then, before they can become law, these bills must be approved by the Democrat-controlled Colorado Senate and signed by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper. However, Senate approval is likely and Hickenlooper has stated his support for the new laws.
House Bill 1224 – Bans magazines with a capacity greater than fifteen rounds.
House Bill 1228 – Imposes a “gun tax” for a background check when purchasing a firearm.
House Bill 1229 – Criminalizes the private transfer of a firearm.
House Bill 1226 – Repeals law allowing CCW permit-holders to carry firearms on college campuses.
Colorado resident (and one of our contributing writers) Zak Smith says: “We are facing a tough fight here in Colorado — but don’t give up yet. Now is the time to contact your state representatives.” The official recorded vote will be taken Monday. Accordingly, Zak adds: “Concerned Colorado gun owners need to contact their legislators this weekend before the final recorded vote.” CLICK THIS LINK to get contact information on Colorado State Legislators, in Colorado General Assembly House and Senate.
MagPul Says it May Leave Colorado
Colorado gun parts-maker Magpul has announced that it might leave Colorado if the magazine ban becomes law. This could result in the loss of 600-700 jobs (Magpul employees and subcontractors). Magpul also contributes “nearly $85 million to Colorado’s economy” according to Fox News. “If we’re able to stay in Colorado and manufacture a product, but law-abiding citizens of the state were unable to purchase the product, customers around the state and the nation would boycott us for remaining here,” Doug Smith, Magpul’s chief operating officer, told the Denver Post.
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Tags: Background Checks, Colorado, Gun Control, Magazines, Magpul
As a CA resident who has indirectly been the butt of jokes for many years, I shall take the high road on this one.
Colorado House Bill 1224 actually bans magazines with capacities greater than 10 rounds.
EDITOR: As passed out of committee yesterday evening, the bill was AMENDED to raise the limit to 15 for rifle/pistols and 8 for shotguns. These changes are not reflected in the linked text version, which has not been updated yet. Denver Post reports: “After about 6 hours of debate, members of the Colorado House on Friday afternoon gave preliminary approval of a bill banning high-capacity ammunition magazines that hold more than 15 rounds. Opening remarks on the House floor Friday surrounded a committee report that increases a ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines from 10 to 15 rounds. Much of the debate also centered around a Democratic amendment to the bill that clarifies manufactures can make and sell high-capacity magazines to individuals out-of-state and the U.S. military. The amendment came in response to a Colorado magazine manufacturer vowing to leave state if the measure passes.” Link: http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_22598247/colorado-house-opens-debate-ban-high-capacity-ammo
they all passed today
Looks like I’ll be hunting Wyoming,again. Being that I already live, reluctantly, in Kalifornia no sense spending my money in a state like my residence. I always heard “Colorado was the California of the Rockies”.