Tag: firearms
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Colorado Springs gun store closing its doors after nearly 50 years
A gun store in Colorado Springs is closing its doors for good after nearly a half-century in operation. Shootin’ Den at 430 W. Fillmore St. has been a staple of the Colorado Springs firearms scene for decades. The company announced via Facebook that it would close June 12. The store is trying to sell all…
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Bill on firearm barrel sales withdrawn after veto threat from Colorado governor
A bill that would require firearm barrels to be sold in person by a federally licensed firearms dealer was pulled by its sponsors, who said they were all but told that Gov. Jared Polis would veto the measure. Sponsored by Sen. Tom Sullivan, D‑Centennial, and Reps. Kyle Brown, D‑Louisville, and Meg Froelich, D‑Englewood, Senate Bill…
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Colorado Supreme Court accepts cases about reliability of gun-to-bullet matching
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear two cases questioning the reliability of expert testimony that purports to identify whether a specific bullet was fired from a specific gun. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to take up a case on appeal. There is currently one vacancy,…
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife opens stakeholder meetings on new semiautomatic firearms training law amid constitutionality debates
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has scheduled a series of virtual and in-person stakeholder meetings beginning Feb. 9 to explain requirements for a new firearms safety program and gather input from dealers, instructors and sheriffs before the mandate takes effect Aug. 1. The program, created under Senate Bill 25-003, requires anyone purchasing or transferring certain firearms…
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife opens stakeholder meetings on new semiautomatic firearms training law amid constitutionality debates
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has scheduled a series of virtual and in-person stakeholder meetings beginning Feb. 9 to explain requirements for a new firearms safety program and gather input from dealers, instructors and sheriffs before the mandate takes effect Aug. 1. The program, created under Senate Bill 25-003, requires anyone purchasing or transferring certain firearms…
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Court documents reveal Fountain shootout started as botched robbery
A shootout in broad daylight in a residential area in Fountain that injured two had started as a botched robbery attempt, court documents reveal. The Fountain Police Department responded to a call for shots fired in the 500 block of Blossom Field Road in the afternoon of April 25. Officers reported finding one adult male…
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10th Circuit clears path for Colorado’s increased firearms purchasing age to take effect
The federal appeals court based in Denver cleared the way on Tuesday for a 2023 Colorado law to take effect that will generally raise the age limit for purchasing firearms to 21. Senate Bill 169 was originally intended to take effect in August of last year, creating a misdemeanor offense for those who sell guns to…
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Federal judge declines to block Colorado’s ‘ghost gun’ prohibition
A federal judge on Thursday rejected a request from gun rights advocates to block a recent Colorado law prohibiting the possession and transport of certain firearm components not imprinted with a serial number — known as “ghost guns.” To address the proliferation of guns privately assembled from kits or 3-D printers, the General Assembly enacted Senate Bill 279…
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Colorado Republicans claim bill to ban lawmakers from bringing guns in Capitol is unconstitutional
Senate Republicans on Tuesday charged that legislation seeking to effectively ban lawmakers from bringing firearms into the state Capitol is unconstitutional. Senate Bill 131, as introduced, would have banned firearms, including concealed weapons, from 19 identified “sensitive spaces,” including schools, colleges, parks, recreation centers, protests and rallies, and local government buildings. The bill’s Democratic sponsors,…
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Discussion about armed staff, teachers in D-20 draws hundreds of attendees
Parents, teachers and advocates came out in droves Thursday evening in support and opposition as Academy District 20’s Board of Education held preliminary talks to update security policies by allowing teachers and staff to carry concealed firearms at schools. D-20 board members, Superintendent Jinger Haberer, Deputy Superintendent Becky Allan and about 100 community members were…