Controversial gun bill moves ahead

Second Amendment Preservation Act Clears Key Hurdle in Missouri

The Missouri Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA) took a big step forward as an important House committee advanced a bill to refine its language, addressing federal court objections while maintaining the state's prohibition on enforcing federal gun control.

Controversial gun bill moves ahead

DENVER (KDVR) -- A controversial Colorado gun control bill moves one step closer to being law. The Colorado House judiciary committee passed Senate Bill 25-003, “Semiautomatic Firearms & Rapid-Fire Devices" Tuesday night. Supporters say this will help them better enforce the 2013 law that bans high-capacity magazines. Opponents believe it goes too far. According to supporters, the bill would require a permit and firearm safety training to purcha…

Major gun, labor bills begin journeys through House in the Colorado Legislature this week

Bills that would limit access to semiautomatic firearms and lower the barrier for establishing new unions are set for their second public hearings this week at the Colorado Capitol. The two measures are among the bigger Democratic priorities this legislative session, and they’re also among the most controversial — even within the majority caucus. Senate Bill 3, which would limit the sale of certain semiautomatic guns that accept detachable magaz…

House committee amends, then passes bill to limit semiautomatic weapon sales

Democratic Reps. Andrew Boesenecker and Meg Froelich testify on Senate Bill 25-003 during its House committee hearing on March 11, 2025. (Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline)A Colorado bill to limit the sale of certain semiautomatic firearms that accept detachable magazines passed its first House committee late Tuesday night, after being amended to clarify how county sheriffs and Colorado Parks and Wildlife would work together on a process for people …

MPs will vote on banning silencers on handguns and restricting them to rifles. “The weapon is also defined in the Czech Republic as a means of defense. In order to defend, we certainly do not need to suppress a shot and use silencers with a short weapon,” says Interior Minister and STAN Chairman Vit Rakušan. It was he, along with other coalition MPs, who proposed the ban on silencers.

Firearms bill spark fireworks in Judiciary Committee

Yesterday, the State Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on a spate of gun-related legislation, sparking debate between gun control and gun rights advocates. While four of the five bills open to public testimony were focused on firearms, one of them took up the vast majority of public attention; HB 7042, a bill that would allow firearm manufacturers and dealers to be sued for failure to “exercise reasonable control over firearm industry pr…