Clancy's Commentary: State lawmakers weigh gun safety bill next week

Clancy's Commentary: State lawmakers weigh gun safety bill next week

State lawmakers will consider a gun safety bill next week that would make it a misdemeanor for adults to let children mishandle loaded firearms.

These gun bills passed the Colorado Legislature in 2025

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs Senate Bill 25-3, a gun safety measure, on April 10, 2025, at the Colorado Capitol. (Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline)Colorado lawmakers, led by a Democratic majority in both chambers of the Legislature, passed a suite of firearm-related bills this year aimed to reduce gun violence and boost public safety. Over the previous two years, Colorado had enacted gun laws concerning a minimum purchasing age, purchase waiting…