Colorado's new gun control legislation

[LoboGunLeather]

Three more gun control bills have been passed and signed into law in Colorado.

Perhaps the most concerning bill strikes down state pre-emption of firearms laws, thus allowing individual cities to enact ordinances or regulations that are more strict than state laws. In practice, this could allow local bans on certain classes or types of firearms ('assault' weapons, semi-auto, detachable magazine, magazine capacity, etc), ban firearms in public parks or other venues, ban open carry, ban concealed carry, and just about any other type of restrictions might be dreamed up. Also, public colleges and universities will be allowed to regulate firearms issues, perhaps even banning possession on the grounds or banning lawful concealed carry.

Another bill mandates expanded background checks on all firearms transactions. One effect of this may be to eliminate the existing provisions allowing completion of transactions when NICS fails to respond within the specified time period. Since NICS is administered in Colorado by the Colorado Department of Public Safety (CBI), this raises concerns that a simple bureaucratic decision to delay or halt responses could effectively stop all transactions for indefinite periods.

The third bill serves to create a new state agency for the purpose of studying and preventing 'gun violence'. It is difficult to imagine this amounting to anything more than a state-accredited propaganda service.

 

[LostintheOzone]

Another bill mandates expanded background checks on all firearms transactions. One effect of this may be to eliminate the existing provisions allowing completion of transactions when NICS fails to respond within the specified time period. Since NICS is administered in Colorado by the Colorado Department of Public Safety (CBI), this raises concerns that a simple bureaucratic decision to delay or halt responses could effectively stop all transactions for indefinite periods.

In WA the law says the state has 10 days to render a decision. In operation the time period depends on the county's LE staff and their ability to run the BC. One of my BC's took 3 weeks. Most FFL's here won't transfer without a proceed.

So yeah, they can take as long as they want.

 

[Scharfschuetzer]

It's no longer the state that I grew up in during the 1950s and 1960s. So sad. Once a sportsman's paradise and now a suburb of Kalifornia.

I often (semi-jokingly) blame John Denver for his Rocky Mountain High song as that seemed to be when the influx of imbeciles from out of state began.

 

[Rich Richardson]

Three more gun control bills have been passed and signed into law in Colorado.

Perhaps the most concerning bill strikes down state pre-emption of firearms laws, thus allowing individual cities to enact ordinances or regulations that are more strict than state laws. In practice, this could allow local bans on certain classes or types of firearms ('assault' weapons, semi-auto, detachable magazine, magazine capacity, etc), ban firearms in public parks or other venues, ban open carry, ban concealed carry, and just about any other type of restrictions might be dreamed up. Also, public colleges and universities will be allowed to regulate firearms issues, perhaps even banning possession on the grounds or banning lawful concealed carry.

Another bill mandates expanded background checks on all firearms transactions. One effect of this may be to eliminate the existing provisions allowing completion of transactions when NICS fails to respond within the specified time period. Since NICS is administered in Colorado by the Colorado Department of Public Safety (CBI), this raises concerns that a simple bureaucratic decision to delay or halt responses could effectively stop all transactions for indefinite periods.

The third bill serves to create a new state agency for the purpose of studying and preventing 'gun violence'. It is difficult to imagine this amounting to anything more than a state-accredited propaganda service.

The third bill could be addressed by a current agency, mental health institute.

 

[9mmPatriot]

Boulder got smacked down by the courts when they tried to limit capacities this year, and take a wild-*** guess where our idiot governor is from......


I've said it before, Denver and Boulder have a governor, the rest of us DO NOT.

 

[k22fan]

Get copies of your new laws and read them. Washington's current transfer and background check laws were passed by citizens' initiatives that included a lot more than what was in the headlines. My last background check about a month ago was for a Thompson Center Hawken. One or the other of our citizens' initiatives imposed the same background check on them as modern Handguns. On the positive side my BC took less than 15 minutes. The new laws require local law enforcement make the call to the FBI. I suspect that in the urban counties it would have taken a lot longer.

 

[ISCS Yoda]

Not too many years ago I traveled to Colorado via airplane and brought a couple of guns with me. To avoid any issue in re borrowing someone else's guns without an FFL I brought my own. Hmmmm....seems like I left one there for simplicity's sake. But that gun has now moved to Georgia and is on its way to Tennessee eventually. Colorado AIN'T on my list of states to visit even with family there. They should have closed the border to Californians......

 

[9mmPatriot]

Mistake #1

Kept putting libs in the governors office.
Mistake #2
Legalized marijuana.

 

[delcrossv]

Another victim of the Great Kalifornia Migration

 

[dave1918a2]

Guess why I left. Right on time.

 

[coltle6920]

Elections have consequences.

 

[LostintheOzone]

Another victim of the Great Kalifornia Migration

TX and AZ is next.

 

[dmar]

TX and AZ is next.

Sadly, this is very true. The rest of the states will follow, in time... Brainwashed and stoned is a bad combination.

 

[coltle6920]

Since Colorado law doesn't require firearm registration it would be in one's best interest to buy whatever and as much as they want that is currently legal. This includes currently legal magazines and ammo.

IMHO local jurisdictions would have even less ability than the State to try and enforce any new laws after the fact. Any newly prohibited items would have to be grandfathered in and wouldn't matter anyway. Unless everything is "date stamped" (like the failed attempt with MAGPUL) there is no case.

I'm sure a few places will attempt to exercise these new laws but they will be shown to be unenforceable as a solution where there wasn't a problem.

 

[LoboGunLeather]

Since Colorado law doesn't require firearm registration it would be in one's best interest to buy whatever and as much as they want that is currently legal. This includes currently legal magazines and ammo.

IMHO local jurisdictions would have even less ability than the State to try and enforce any new laws after the fact. Any newly prohibited items would have to be grandfathered in and wouldn't matter anyway. Unless everything is "date stamped" (like the failed attempt with MAGPUL) there is no case.

I'm sure a few places will attempt to exercise these new laws but they will be shown to be unenforceable as a solution where there wasn't a problem.

Generally I agree with your comments. I would point out that there are cities and counties in Colorado where the authorities have knowingly continued enforcement and prosecutions under local ordinances that have been struck down by higher courts (notably the City and County of Denver enforcing an assault weapons ban long after the state supreme court struck it down).

My point is that you can win at the courthouse eventually, but it may came long after arrest, booking, bail bond, attorney fees, court costs, and maybe even some jail time.

I don't want to be the test case.

 

[coltle6920]

My understanding is that Denver was here before Colorado was a State. If I'm correct Denver claimed "home rule" and won the case. I believe it was the assault weapon ban and it still stands. It's there in Colorado's firearm laws. I'm sure I can find it and post it here if you wish. I'm not aware of it being enforced but the ban is still in effect.

It is futile to even consider filing a lawsuit against these new laws at this time. A law may be unconstitutional but until it causes actual harm to ones self the Courts wont even look at it.

 

[7shooter]

Sadly, this is very true. The rest of the states will follow, in time... Brainwashed and stoned is a bad combination.

I remember the good old days when drunkandstupid was one word.

 

[waffles]

Legalized marijuana.

Freedom is scary I guess!

 

[Gunhacker]

TX and AZ is next.

And I'm concerned for Idaho too, the other CA migration destination state.

 

[S-W4EVER]

... My point is that you can win at the courthouse eventually, but it may came long after arrest, booking, bail bond, attorney fees, court costs, and maybe even some jail time.

I don't want to be the test case.

+1. That's because you're betting against the house. A far cry from justice.