Colorado Democrats Set to Consider Multiple Gun Control Bills This Week

By Cam Edwards 

 

Even though Colorado lawmakers are expected to spend the bulk of their time this week on budget issues, the Democrat-controlled House could still consider a bill banning so-called assault weapons in the coming days, while more anti-gun bills are scheduled for hearings and votes in committees.

The gun ban bill has already cleared the House Judiciary Committee on a party-line vote (albeit with some minor changes), and it’s expected that several other gun control measures will be heading to the House floor later this week.

On Wednesday, the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee will consider two bills concerning firearm sales in the state. HB24-1353 would require firearms dealers to obtain a state license to do business overlapping with federal licensing. SB24-066, which already passed the Senate, would require companies that process payments to create specific category codes for firearms and ammunition sales.

The House on Monday held a formal vote on HB24-1348, which would set requirements for safe gun storage in vehicles. It passed 41-22 and now goes to the Senate for consideration.

A proposal to ban the purchase and transfer of so-called assault weapons, HB24-1292, was also scheduled for debate, but it was pushed as the chamber juggles its calendar. That bill may come up later this week.

Mandating that FFLs obtain a state license is just an attempt to smother gun store owners in red tape, while the Senate bill mandating the use of merchant category codes for firearms and ammunition sales could create a back-door gun and ammunition registry, at least for those customers who use credit cards instead of cash to pay for their purchases.

The storage mandate for guns in vehicles that the House approved on Monday prohibits “knowingly leaving a firearm in an unattended vehicle unless the firearm is stored in a locked hard-sided container that is not left in plain view or that is in the locked trunk of the vehicle.”  A violation of the proposed law would be a civil infraction, punishable by a maximum $500 fine…

READ FULL ARTICLE HERE… (bearingarms.com)

 

---

Home | Caravan to Midnight (zutalk.com)

We Need Your Help To Keep Caravan To Midnight Going,

Please Consider Donating To Help Keep Independent Media Independent