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Colorado: Senate to Hear Semi-Auto Ban TOMORROW

Thursday, January 30, 2025

Colorado: Senate to Hear Semi-Auto Ban TOMORROW

Without skipping a beat from Monday's late-night committee hearing, the Colorado Senate is taking action on Senate Bill 25-003, the all-encompassing ban on semi-automatic firearms. The bill is set to hit the floor at 8am on Friday, January 31st.

The General Assembly is trying to expedite this ban! We encourage you to contact your Senator NOW by using the TAKE ACTION button below and to contact Governor Polis' office at (303) 866-2471 or by email at Governorpolis@state.co.us. Use your voice to oppose this unconstitutional bill and prevent it from advancing any further!

Senate Bill 25-003 bans so-called "specified semiautomatic firearms," which are defined in the bill as "...a semiautomatic rifle or semiautomatic shotgun with a detachable magazine or a gas-operated semiautomatic handgun with a detachable magazine." Semi-automatic firearms with detachable magazines have existed for well over a century, and these platforms certainly fit the definition of "in common use" set forth by the District of Columbia V. Heller decision.

SB 25-003 also creates a new definition for "rapid-fire device" and classifies rapid-fire devices as dangerous weapons, which are already prohibited under existing state law.

We can anticipate anti-gun members of the General Assembly will continue their attacks on the Second Amendment. Please stay tuned to the NRA-ILA website and your inbox for future updates as the session progresses.

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Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the "lobbying" arm of the National Rifle Association of America. ILA is responsible for preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals in the legislative, political, and legal arenas, to purchase, possess and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.