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

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

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...

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…

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.

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…

Bill banning sale of semiautomatic weapons with detachable magazines passes second vote Friday morning

A bill banning the sale of semiautomatic weapons with detachable magazines passed a second vote in the Colorado Senate just before 2 a.m. Friday.