Gun Regulations /tags/gun-regulations Gun Regulations en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sat, 21 Dec 2024 13:00:00 GMT New Colorado gun law aims to shore up victim services /news/2024-12-21/new-colorado-gun-law-aims-to-shore-up-victim-services A new tax on guns and ammunition in Colorado is set to take effect in the spring. Voters approved the tax, with most of the proceeds going to support services for crime victims and other social programs. Sat, 21 Dec 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-21/new-colorado-gun-law-aims-to-shore-up-victim-services Rae Ellen Bichell Red flag laws are still used in Colorado’s Second Amendment sanctuaries, just less frequently /news/2024-11-24/red-flag-laws-are-still-used-in-colorados-second-amendment-sanctuaries-just-less-frequently Colorado’s red flag law allows judges to order the temporary seizure of guns from someone they think is a significant risk to themselves or others, even in Second Amendment sanctuary counties. Sun, 24 Nov 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-11-24/red-flag-laws-are-still-used-in-colorados-second-amendment-sanctuaries-just-less-frequently Christopher Knoepke, The Conversation Should gun store sales get special credit card tracking? States split on mandating or prohibiting it /news/2024-07-03/should-gun-store-sales-get-special-credit-card-tracking-states-split-on-mandating-or-prohibiting-it A new national divide is emerging among states over whether to track sales by gun stores. A California law taking effect Monday will require credit card networks to provide banks with special retail codes to assign to gun stores. Advocates hope it will help flag suspicious purchases and avert mass shootings. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 13:56:01 GMT /news/2024-07-03/should-gun-store-sales-get-special-credit-card-tracking-states-split-on-mandating-or-prohibiting-it David A. Lieb, Associated Press Colorado Senate set to vote on bill that bans the sale of semi-automatic weapons /news/2024-04-18/colorado-senate-set-to-vote-on-bill-that-bans-the-sale-of-semi-automatic-weapons The State House recently passed a bill that would ban the purchase, sale and transfer of semi-automatic weapons. The bill passed 35-27 mainly along party lines. It now awaits approval in the Senate. Colorado Sun reporter David Krause spoke with KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on this complex situation. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:08:00 GMT /news/2024-04-18/colorado-senate-set-to-vote-on-bill-that-bans-the-sale-of-semi-automatic-weapons Michael Lyle Strength of gun laws in the Mountain West are all over the map, analysis finds /2024-01-08/strength-gun-laws-mountain-west-all-over-map-analysis A new report examining gun safety across the country shows that levels in the Mountain West region vary widely. Tue, 09 Jan 2024 00:29:31 GMT /2024-01-08/strength-gun-laws-mountain-west-all-over-map-analysis Kaleb Roedel Colorado laws that add 3-day wait period to buy guns and open paths to sue gun industry take effect /news/2023-10-02/colorado-laws-that-add-3-day-wait-period-to-buy-guns-and-open-paths-to-sue-gun-industry-take-effect Two Colorado gun control laws taking effect will require that firearm buyers wait three days before receiving their weapon and open up the gun industry to some legal liability. The laws take effect Sunday and come as violent crime and mass shootings surge nationwide. Mon, 02 Oct 2023 19:14:35 GMT /news/2023-10-02/colorado-laws-that-add-3-day-wait-period-to-buy-guns-and-open-paths-to-sue-gun-industry-take-effect Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/Report for America Judge blocks Colorado law raising age to buy a gun to 21 /news/2023-08-08/judge-blocks-colorado-law-raising-age-to-buy-a-gun-to-21 A federal judge has blocked Colorado from enforcing a new law raising the age to purchase a gun from 18 to 21. U.S. District Judge Philip Brimmer issued a preliminary injuction regarding the law Monday following a legal challenge by a gun rights group. Tue, 08 Aug 2023 20:28:10 GMT /news/2023-08-08/judge-blocks-colorado-law-raising-age-to-buy-a-gun-to-21 Associated Press Colorado gun control bills progress; semi-auto ban unlikely /politics/2023-04-19/colorado-gun-control-bills-progress-semi-auto-ban-unlikely The proposals include strengthening red flag laws, raising the firearm purchasing age to 21, opening the gun industry up to legal liability and installing a three-day waiting period after buying a gun. A fifth bill that would ban semi-automatic firearms faces slim odds. Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:46:14 GMT /politics/2023-04-19/colorado-gun-control-bills-progress-semi-auto-ban-unlikely Associated Press Colorado considers changing its red flag law after Club Q mass shooting /news/2022-12-23/colorado-considers-changing-its-red-flag-law-after-club-q-mass-shooting In El Paso County, where five people were killed in a mass shooting at a nightclub in November, officials have filed relatively few emergency petitions to temporarily remove a person’s guns, with scant approvals. Fri, 23 Dec 2022 19:05:52 GMT /news/2022-12-23/colorado-considers-changing-its-red-flag-law-after-club-q-mass-shooting Markian Hawryluk, KFF Health ڱ Colorado lawmakers meet with gun safety groups as they consider new regulations /news/2022-12-02/colorado-lawmakers-meet-with-gun-safety-groups-as-they-consider-new-regulations “There’s so much on the table, probably over 20 things we could do in Colorado to address gun violence, and it’s going to be sorting out what is going to be the most effective and realizable,” said Eileen McCarron, the president of Colorado Ceasefire. Fri, 02 Dec 2022 22:23:49 GMT /news/2022-12-02/colorado-lawmakers-meet-with-gun-safety-groups-as-they-consider-new-regulations Scott Franz