Colorado governor signs restrictive gun bill into law
Source: CBS News/AP
Updated on: April 10, 2025 / 10:32 PM MDT
Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Thursday afternoon that means Colorado will have one of the most restrictive gun laws in the country. The action was made despite heavy pressure from gun rights advocates to veto it.
The new law makes it illegal to buy, sell and manufacture certain types of semi-automatic firearms without passing two background checks, obtaining a permit from a local sheriff's department and completing a firearms training course certified by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
It also outlaws rapid-fire conversion devices, like bump stocks, which make semiautomatic guns to operate like an automatic weapon. Restrictions apply to new purchases only starting in August 2026.
"I really think this bill will make Colorado communities safer and prevent both accidents as well as reduce gun violence, and ultimately that means saving lives while protecting our Second Amendment rights," Polis said. The new law also requires CPW to maintain a database of everyone who passes the training course, which opponents say is a defacto government registry of gun owners.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-governor-signing-restrictive-gun-bill-law/
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the SCOTUS will more than likely strike it down.
