HB 23-1230 aka "Assault weapons" ban

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https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/defau...3a_1230_01.pdf

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Given I hate posts with just links and no content, here is the content of the link from the OP:


First Regular Session
Seventy-fourth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO

INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 23-0043.02 Jane Ritter x4342 HOUSE BILL 23-1230
House Committees Senate Committees
Judiciary

A BILL FOR AN ACT
101 CONCERNING PROHIBITIONS ON CERTAIN FIREARMS USED IN PUBLIC
102 MASS SHOOTINGS.

Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov.)

The bill defines the term "assault weapon" and prohibits a person
from manufacturing, importing, purchasing, selling, offering to sell, or
transferring ownership of an assault weapon. The bill further prohibits a
person from possessing a rapid-fire trigger activator. A violation is a class
2 misdemeanor.


The prohibition does not apply to:

HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Epps, Bacon, Garcia, Jodeh, Mabrey, Weissman, Willford, Woodrow
SENATE SPONSORSHIP Fields, Gonzales

Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.

! A member of the United States armed forces, a peace
officer, or other government officer or agent, to the extent
that such person is otherwise authorized to acquire or
possess an assault weapon and does so while acting within
the scope of the person's duties;

! The manufacture, sale, or transfer of an assault weapon by
a licensed firearms manufacturer to any branch of the
United States armed forces or to an entity that employs
peace officers for use by that agency or its employees;
! The sale or transfer of an assault weapon to a licensed
firearms dealer or gunsmith for the purposes of
maintenance, repair, or modification, and the subsequent
return of the assault weapon to the lawful owner;

! Any federal, state, or local historical society, museum, or
institutional collection that is open to the public, provided
that the assault weapon is securely housed and unloaded;

! A forensic laboratory, or any authorized agent or employee
of the laboratory, for use exclusively in the course and
scope of authorized activities;

! An entity that operates an armored vehicle business and an
authorized employee of such entity while in the course and
scope of employment;

! A licensed gun dealer who has remaining inventory of
assault weapons as of July 1, 2023, and sells or transfers
the remaining inventory only to a non-Colorado resident
and the sale or transfer takes place out-of-state; or

! A peace officer.

The bill provides civil penalties for individuals and for gun show
vendors and licensed firearms dealers who violate the law.
The bill creates the crime of possessing, manufacturing, importing,
purchasing, selling, offering to sell, or transferring ownership of a
rapid-fire trigger activator. A violation is a class 2 misdemeanor.

1 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

2 SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add part 6 to article
3 12 of title 18 as follows:

4 PART 6
5 ASSAULT WEAPONS

6 18-12-601. Legislative declaration. (1) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
7 FINDS AND DECLARES THAT:
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(a) MASS SHOOTINGS ARE AN AMERICAN 1 EPIDEMIC THAT NO OTHER
2 INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRY EXPERIENCES AT REMOTELY THE SAME LEVEL;
3 (b) STATISTICS SHOW THAT IN EACH OF THE YEARS 2019, 2020,
4 2021, AND 2022, THERE WAS, ON AVERAGE, MORE THAN ONE MASS
5 SHOOTING PER DAY;
6 (c) BETWEEN 2009 AND 2020, THE FIVE DEADLIEST MASS
7 SHOOTING INCIDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES ALL INVOLVED THE USE OF
8 ASSAULT WEAPONS OR HIGH-CAPACITY MAGAZINES. THESE MASS
9 SHOOTINGS OCCURRED IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA; ORLANDO, FLORIDA;
10 NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT; SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, TEXAS; AND EL PASO,
11 TEXAS.
12 (d) COLORADO HAS BEEN THE LOCATION OF SEVERAL MASS
13 SHOOTINGS PERPETRATED WITH AN ASSAULT WEAPON, INCLUDING
14 COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL, COLORADO SPRINGS PLANNED PARENTHOOD,
15 AURORA CENTURY 16 THEATER, COLORADO SPRINGS HALLOWEEN EVE,
16 BOULDER KING SOOPERS, AND COLORADO SPRINGS CLUB Q;
17 (e) ASSAULT WEAPONS AND HIGH-CAPACITY MAGAZINES WERE
18 DISPROPORTIONATELY USED IN PUBLIC MASS SHOOTINGS. OF THESE
19 SHOOTINGS WITH KNOWN WEAPON TYPES, SEVENTY-SIX PERCENT OF THOSE
20 INVOLVED AN ASSAULT WEAPON OR HIGH-CAPACITY MAGAZINE,
21 COMPARED TO FORTY-FOUR PERCENT OF THOSE THAT INVOLVED A
22 HANDGUN.
23 (f) ASSAULT WEAPONS IN CIVILIAN HANDS ENDANGER COLORADO'S
24 STREETS, STORES, RESTAURANTS, PLACES OF WORSHIP, MUSIC VENUES,
25 SCHOOLS, MOVIE THEATERS, AND COMMUNITIES AT LARGE. WITH AN
26 ASSAULT WEAPON, EVEN A FIREARMS NOVICE CAN PERPETRATE A MASS
27 CASUALTY INCIDENT.
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(g) ASSAULT WEAPONS ARE 1 UNIQUELY LETHAL DUE TO TACTICAL
2 FEATURES THAT ARE DESIGNED FOR THE BATTLEFIELD IN ORDER TO INJURE
3 OR KILL LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY. THESE
4 TACTICAL FEATURES DIFFERENTIATE ASSAULT WEAPONS FROM OTHER
5 FIREARMS. THESE FEATURES INCLUDE DETACHABLE MAGAZINES, BARREL
6 SHROUDS, PISTOL GRIPS, FORWARD GRIPS, AND TELESCOPING STOCKS,
7 WHICH ALLOW A SHOOTER TO EITHER CONCEAL THE WEAPON OR MAKE IT
8 EASIER TO FIRE A HIGH VOLUME OF AMMUNITION IN A SHORT PERIOD OF
9 TIME WHILE MAINTAINING ACCURACY.
10 (h) THE DESIGN, FEATURES, AND PURPOSE OF AN ASSAULT WEAPON
11 MAKE IT THE FIREARM OF CHOICE FOR MASS SHOOTERS;
12 (i) THE TYPICAL ASSAULT WEAPON BULLET LEAVES THE BARREL OF
13 THE GUN THREE TIMES FASTER THAN A TYPICAL HANDGUN BULLET AND IS
14 DESIGNED TO FRAGMENT AND TUMBLE. THE HIGH VELOCITY OF THE
15 TYPICAL ASSAULT WEAPON BULLET DAMAGES AND DESTROYS TISSUE AS
16 IT TRAVELS THROUGH THE BODY, CAUSING ORGANS TO BECOME LIQUEFIED
17 AND CAUSING CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL BLEEDING.
18 (j) AN ANALYSIS OF MASS SHOOTINGS BETWEEN 2009 TO 2018
19 SHOWS THAT IN SHOOTINGS WHEN ASSAULT WEAPONS WERE USED, SIX
20 TIMES AS MANY PEOPLE WERE SHOT COMPARED TO THOSE WITHOUT
21 ASSAULT WEAPONS;
22 (k) RESEARCH SHOWS THAT BANNING ASSAULT WEAPONS LEADS
23 TO A DROP IN MASS SHOOTINGS AND GUN MASSACRES;
24 (l) IN THE TEN YEARS THAT THE FEDERAL ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN
25 WAS IN PLACE, GUN MASSACRES DROPPED THIRTY-SEVEN PERCENT. AFTER
26 THE FEDERAL ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN EXPIRED IN 2004, GUN MASSACRES
27 SKYROCKETED BY ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-THREE PERCENT.
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(m) STATE 1 PROHIBITIONS OF ASSAULT WEAPONS ARE ASSOCIATED
2 WITH A LOWER LIKELIHOOD OF A MASS SHOOTING EVENT, LOWER
3 LIKELIHOOD OF DEATH DUE TO A MASS SHOOTING EVENT, AND LOWER GUN
4 DEATH RATES OVERALL.
5 (2) THEREFORE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DETERMINES THAT A
6 BAN ON KNOWINGLY MANUFACTURING, IMPORTING, PURCHASING, SELLING,
7 OFFERING TO SELL, OR TRANSFERRING OWNERSHIP OF AN ASSAULT
8 WEAPON, OR KNOWINGLY CAUSING THE MANUFACTURE, IMPORTATION,
9 PURCHASE, SALE, OFFER TO SELL OR TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF ASSAULT
10 WEAPONS IN COLORADO IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITIZENS OF OUR
11 STATE.
12 18-12-602. Definitions. AS USED IN THIS PART 6, UNLESS THE
13 CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES:
14 (1) (a) ".50 CALIBER RIFLE" MEANS EITHER:
15 (I) A RIFLE CAPABLE OF FIRING A CENTER-FIRE CARTRIDGE IN .50
16 BROWNING MACHINE GUN CALIBER, INCLUDING A 12.7-MILLIMETER
17 EQUIVALENT OF .50 BROWNING MACHINE GUN AND ANY OTHER METRIC
18 EQUIVALENT. AS USED IN THIS SUBSECTION (1)(a)(I), THE TERM
19 "CARTRIDGE IN .50 BROWNING MACHINE GUN CALIBER" DOES NOT INCLUDE
20 ANY MEMORABILIA OR DISPLAY ITEM THAT IS FILLED WITH A PERMANENT
21 INERT SUBSTANCE OR THAT IS OTHERWISE PERMANENTLY ALTERED IN A
22 MANNER THAT PREVENTS READY MODIFICATION FOR USE AS LIVE
23 AMMUNITION OR SHOTGUN AMMUNITION.
24 (II) A COPY OR DUPLICATE OF ANY RIFLE DESCRIBED IN
25 SUBSECTION (1)(a)(I) OF THIS SECTION IF THE RIFLE IS CAPABLE OF FIRING
26 A PROJECTILE THAT ATTAINS A MUZZLE ENERGY OF TWELVE THOUSAND
27 FOOT-POUNDS OR GREATER IN ANY COMBINATION OF BULLET,
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1 PROPELLANT, CASE, OR PRIMER.
2 (b) ".50 CALIBER RIFLE" DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY ANTIQUE
3 FIREARM; ANY SHOTGUN, INCLUDING A SHOTGUN THAT HAS A RIFLE
4 BARREL; OR ANY MUZZLE-LOADER THAT USES BLACK POWDER FOR
5 HUNTING OR HISTORICAL REENACTMENTS.
6 (2) (a) "ASSAULT WEAPON", EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION
7 (2)(b) OF THIS SECTION, MEANS:
8 (I) A SEMIAUTOMATIC RIFLE THAT HAS THE CAPACITY TO ACCEPT
9 A DETACHABLE MAGAZINE, OR THAT MAY BE READILY MODIFIED TO
10 ACCEPT A DETACHABLE MAGAZINE, AND HAS ONE OR MORE OF THE
11 FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS:
12 (A) A PISTOL GRIP;
13 (B) ANY FEATURE CAPABLE OF FUNCTIONING AS A PROTRUDING
14 GRIP THAT CAN BE HELD BY THE NON-TRIGGER HAND;
15 (C) A FOLDING, TELESCOPING, THUMBHOLE, OR DETACHABLE
16 STOCK THAT IS OTHERWISE FOLDABLE OR ADJUSTABLE IN A MANNER THAT
17 OPERATES TO REDUCE THE LENGTH, SIZE, OR ANY OTHER DIMENSION, OR
18 OTHERWISE ENHANCES THE ABILITY TO CONCEAL THE WEAPON;
19 (D) A FLASH SUPPRESSOR;
20 (E) A FUNCTIONAL GRENADE LAUNCHER;
21 (F) A SHROUD ATTACHED TO THE BARREL, OR THAT PARTIALLY OR
22 COMPLETELY ENCIRCLES THE BARREL, ALLOWING THE BEARER TO HOLD
23 THE FIREARM WITH THE NON-TRIGGER HAND WITHOUT BEING BURNED, BUT
24 EXCLUDING A SLIDE THAT ENCLOSES THE BARREL; OR
25 (G) A THREADED BARREL;
26 (II) A SEMIAUTOMATIC RIFLE THAT HAS A FIXED LARGE-CAPACITY
27 MAGAZINE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 18-12-301;
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1 (III) A .50 CALIBER RIFLE;
2 (IV) A SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOL THAT HAS THE CAPACITY TO
3 ACCEPT A DETACHABLE MAGAZINE, OR THAT MAY BE READILY MODIFIED
4 TO ACCEPT A DETACHABLE MAGAZINE, IF THE SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOL HAS
5 ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FEATURES:
6 (A) A THREADED BARREL;
7 (B) A SECOND PISTOL GRIP OR ADDITIONAL FEATURE CAPABLE OF
8 FUNCTIONING AS A PROTRUDING GRIP THAT CAN BE HELD BY THE
9 NON-TRIGGER HAND;
10 (C) A SHROUD ATTACHED TO THE BARREL, OR THAT PARTIALLY OR
11 COMPLETELY ENCIRCLES THE BARREL, ALLOWING THE BEARER TO HOLD
12 THE FIREARM WITH THE NON-TRIGGER HAND WITHOUT BEING BURNED, BUT
13 EXCLUDING A SLIDE THAT ENCLOSES THE BARREL;
14 (D) A FLASH SUPPRESSOR;
15 (E) THE CAPACITY TO ACCEPT A DETACHABLE
16 AMMUNITION-FEEDING DEVICE AT SOME LOCATION OUTSIDE OF THE PISTOL
17 GRIP;
18 (F) A MANUFACTURED WEIGHT OF FIFTY OUNCES OR MORE WHEN
19 UNLOADED; OR
20 (G) A BUFFER TUBE, ARM BRACE, OR OTHER PART THAT
21 PROTRUDES HORIZONTALLY BEHIND THE PISTOL GRIP;
22 (V) A SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOL THAT HAS A FIXED
23 LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 18-12-301;
24 (VI) A SHOTGUN WITH A REVOLVING CYLINDER;
25 (VII) A SEMIAUTOMATIC SHOTGUN THAT HAS ONE OR MORE OF THE
26 FOLLOWING FEATURES:
27 (A) A PISTOL GRIP;
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1 (B) ANY FEATURE CAPABLE OF FUNCTIONING AS A PROTRUDING
2 GRIP THAT CAN BE HELD BY THE NON-TRIGGER HAND;
3 (C) A FOLDING, TELESCOPING, OR THUMBHOLE STOCK;
4 (D) A FUNCTIONAL GRENADE LAUNCHER;
5 (E) A FIXED LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION
6 18-12-301; OR
7 (F) THE CAPACITY TO ACCEPT A DETACHABLE MAGAZINE;
8 (VIII) A SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM THAT HAS THE CAPACITY TO
9 ACCEPT A BELT AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICE;
10 (IX) A SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM THAT HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO BE
11 OPERABLE AS AN ASSAULT WEAPON AS DEFINED IN THIS SUBSECTION (2);
12 OR
13 (X) ANY PART OR COMBINATION OF PARTS DESIGNED OR INTENDED
14 TO CONVERT A FIREARM INTO AN ASSAULT WEAPON AS DEFINED IN THIS
15 SUBSECTION (2), INCLUDING A RAPID-FIRE TRIGGER ACTIVATOR OR ANY
16 COMBINATION OF PARTS FROM WHICH AN ASSAULT WEAPON MAY BE
17 READILY ASSEMBLED IF THOSE PARTS ARE IN THE POSSESSION OR UNDER
18 THE CONTROL OF THE SAME PERSON.
19 (b) "ASSAULT WEAPON" DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY FIREARM THAT
20 HAS BEEN MADE PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE; AN ANTIQUE FIREARM
21 MANUFACTURED BEFORE 1899; A REPLICA OF AN ANTIQUE FIREARM; A
22 FIREARM THAT IS MANUALLY OPERATED BY BOLT, PUMP, LEVER, SLIDE
23 ACTION, UNLESS THE FIREARM IS A SHOTGUN WITH A REVOLVING
24 CYLINDER; OR A FIREARM THAT CAN ONLY FIRE RIMFIRE AMMUNITION.
25 (3) "DETACHABLE MAGAZINE" MEANS AN AMMUNITION-FEEDING
26 DEVICE THAT MAY BE REMOVED FROM A FIREARM WITHOUT DISASSEMBLY
27 OF THE FIREARM ACTION, INCLUDING AN AMMUNITION-FEEDING DEVICE
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THAT MAY BE READILY 1 REMOVED FROM A FIREARM WITH THE USE OF A
2 BULLET, CARTRIDGE, ACCESSORY, OR OTHER TOOL, OR ANY OTHER OBJECT
3 THAT FUNCTIONS AS A TOOL.
4 (4) "FIREARM" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SECTION
5 18-1-901.
6 (5) "FIXED MAGAZINE" MEANS AN AMMUNITION-FEEDING DEVICE
7 THAT IS PERMANENTLY ATTACHED TO A FIREARM, OR CONTAINED IN AND
8 NOT REMOVABLE FROM A FIREARM, OR THAT IS OTHERWISE NOT A
9 DETACHABLE MAGAZINE. "FIXED MAGAZINE" DOES NOT INCLUDE AN
10 ATTACHED TUBULAR DEVICE DESIGNED TO ACCEPT, AND CAPABLE OF
11 OPERATING ONLY WITH, .22 CALIBER RIMFIRE AMMUNITION.
12 (6) "GUN SHOW VENDOR" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO EXHIBITS,
13 SELLS, OFFERS FOR SALE, TRANSFERS, OR EXCHANGES ANY FIREARM,
14 INCLUDING AN ASSAULT WEAPON, AT A GUN SHOW, REGARDLESS OF
15 WHETHER THE PERSON ARRANGES WITH A GUN SHOW PROMOTER FOR A
16 FIXED LOCATION FROM WHICH TO EXHIBIT, SELL, OFFER FOR SALE,
17 TRANSFER, OR EXCHANGE ANY FIREARM, INCLUDING AN ASSAULT WEAPON.
18 (7) "LICENSED GUN DEALER" OR "LICENSED FIREARMS DEALER"
19 MEANS ANY PERSON WHO IS A LICENSED IMPORTER, LICENSED
20 MANUFACTURER, OR DEALER WHO IS LICENSED PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C.
21 SEC. 923, AS AMENDED, AS A FEDERALLY LICENSED FIREARMS DEALER.
22 (8) "PEACE OFFICER" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN
23 SECTION 16-2.5-101.
24 (9) "RAPID-FIRE TRIGGER ACTIVATOR" MEANS:
25 (a) ANY MANUAL, POWER-DRIVEN, OR ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT
26 IS DESIGNED AND FUNCTIONS TO INCREASE THE RATE OF FIRE OF A
27 SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM WHEN THE DEVICE IS ATTACHED TO THE
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1 FIREARM;
2 (b) ANY PART OF A SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM OR COMBINATION OF
3 PARTS THAT IS DESIGNED AND FUNCTIONS TO INCREASE THE RATE OF FIRE
4 OF A SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM BY ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR THE
5 OPERATOR OF THE FIREARM TO MAKE A SEPARATE MOVEMENT FOR EACH
6 INDIVIDUAL FUNCTION OF THE TRIGGER; OR
7 (c) ANY OTHER DEVICE, PART, OR COMBINATION OF PARTS THAT IS
8 DESIGNED AND FUNCTIONS TO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE THE RATE OF
9 FIRE OF A SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM ABOVE THE STANDARD RATE OF FIRE
10 FOR A SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM THAT IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH THAT
11 DEVICE, PART, OR COMBINATION OF PARTS.
12 18-12-603. Unlawful manufacture, import, purchase, sale, and
13 transfer of ownership of assault weapons prohibited - unlawful
14 possession of rapid-fire trigger activators - exemptions.
15 (1) (a) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS
16 SECTION, A PERSON COMMITS THE CRIME OF UNLAWFULLY
17 MANUFACTURING, IMPORTING, PURCHASING, SELLING, OR TRANSFERRING
18 OWNERSHIP OF AN ASSAULT WEAPON, INCLUDING A RAPID-FIRE TRIGGER
19 ACTIVATOR, IF THE PERSON KNOWINGLY MANUFACTURES, IMPORTS,
20 PURCHASES, SELLS, OFFERS TO SELL, OR TRANSFERS OWNERSHIP OF, OR
21 KNOWINGLY CAUSES THE MANUFACTURE, IMPORTATION, PURCHASE, SALE,
22 OR TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF, AN ASSAULT WEAPON, INCLUDING A
23 RAPID-FIRE TRIGGER ACTIVATOR.
24 (b) A PERSON COMMITS THE CRIME OF UNLAWFULLY POSSESSING
25 A RAPID-FIRE TRIGGER ACTIVATOR IF THE PERSON KNOWINGLY POSSESSES
26 A RAPID-FIRE TRIGGER ACTIVATOR.
27 (2) THE PROHIBITION DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY
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1 TO:
2 (a) A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES, TO THE
3 EXTENT THAT SUCH PERSON IS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED TO ACQUIRE AN
4 ASSAULT WEAPON AND DOES SO WHILE ACTING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE
5 PERSON'S DUTIES;
6 (b) THE MANUFACTURE, SALE, OR TRANSFER OF AN ASSAULT
7 WEAPON BY A LICENSED FIREARMS MANUFACTURER TO ANY BRANCH OF
8 THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES;
9 (c) THE TRANSFER OF AN ASSAULT WEAPON TO A LICENSED
10 FIREARMS DEALER OR GUNSMITH FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAINTENANCE,
11 REPAIR, OR MODIFICATION, AND THE SUBSEQUENT RETURN OF THE
12 ASSAULT WEAPON TO THE LAWFUL OWNER;
13 (d) ANY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY,
14 MUSEUM, OR INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTION THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC,
15 PROVIDED THAT THE ASSAULT WEAPON IS SECURELY HOUSED AND
16 UNLOADED;
17 (e) A FORENSIC LABORATORY, OR ANY AUTHORIZED AGENT OR
18 EMPLOYEE OF THE LABORATORY, FOR USE EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURSE
19 AND SCOPE OF AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES;
20 (f) AN ENTITY THAT OPERATES AN ARMORED VEHICLE BUSINESS
21 AND AN AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEE OF SUCH ENTITY WHILE IN THE COURSE
22 AND SCOPE OF EMPLOYMENT;
23 (g) A LICENSED GUN DEALER WHO HAS REMAINING INVENTORY OF
24 ASSAULT WEAPONS ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2023, AND SELLS OR TRANSFERS
25 THE REMAINING INVENTORY ONLY TO A NON-COLORADO RESIDENT AND
26 THE SALE OR TRANSFER TAKES PLACE OUT-OF-STATE. A SALE OR
27 TRANSFER OF INVENTORY REMAINING ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2023, TO A
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COLORADO RESIDENT OR IN THIS STATE 1 IS A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION.
2 (h) A PEACE OFFICER; AND
3 (i) AN ENTITY THAT EMPLOYS PEACE OFFICERS FOR USE BY THAT
4 AGENCY OR ITS EMPLOYEES.
5 18-12-604. Penalties - criminal - civil. (1) A PERSON WHO
6 VIOLATES SECTION 18-12-603 ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2023, COMMITS A
7 CLASS 2 MISDEMEANOR.
8 (2) IN ADDITION TO THE CRIMINAL PENALTIES DESCRIBED IN
9 SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION, A PERSON WHO VIOLATES SECTION
10 18-12-603 SHALL BE ASSESSED A CIVIL PENALTY AS FOLLOWS:
11 (a) FOR VIOLATIONS OCCURRING BETWEEN JULY 1, 2023, AND
12 DECEMBER 31, 2024, THE PERSON SHALL BE ASSESSED A ONE THOUSAND
13 DOLLAR CIVIL PENALTY FOR EACH VIOLATION; AND
14 (b) FOR VIOLATIONS OCCURRING ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2025,
15 THE PERSON SHALL BE ASSESSED A FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR CIVIL
16 PENALTY FOR EACH VIOLATION.
17 (3) A LICENSED GUN DEALER, LICENSED FIREARMS DEALER, GUN
18 SHOW VENDOR, OR PERSON ATTEMPTING TO SELL AN ASSAULT WEAPON ON
19 OR AFTER JULY 1, 2023, SHALL BE ASSESSED A CIVIL PENALTY IN THE
20 AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST
21 ASSAULT WEAPON SOLD IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 18-12-603 AND FIVE
22 HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION.
23 SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-12-108.7, amend
24 (3) as follows:
25 18-12-108.7. Unlawfully providing or permitting a juvenile to
26 possess a handgun - penalty - unlawfully providing a firearm other
27 than a handgun to a juvenile - penalty. (3) With regard to firearms
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1 other than handguns, no INCLUDING ASSAULT WEAPONS, AS DEFINED IN
2 SECTION 18-12-602, A person shall NOT sell, rent, or transfer ownership
3 or allow unsupervised possession of a firearm, INCLUDING AN ASSAULT
4 WEAPON AS PROHIBITED PURSUANT TO PART 6 OF THIS ARTICLE 12, with
5 or without remuneration to any juvenile without the consent of the
6 juvenile's parent or legal guardian. Unlawfully providing a firearm,
7 INCLUDING AN ASSAULT WEAPON, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 18-12-602, other
8 than a handgun to a juvenile in violation of this subsection (3) is a class
9 1 misdemeanor.
10 SECTION 3. Effective date. This act takes effect upon passage.
11 SECTION 4. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
12 determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
13 preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.
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[DDT951]

As this was introduced by Fields...

Maybe we need to post her rap sheet so everyone remembers what kind of criminal we are dealing with.

[rondog]

As this was introduced by Fields...

Maybe we need to post her rap sheet so everyone remembers what kind of criminal we are dealing with.

Like!

[rondog]

[DDT951]

Here is a philosophical question.


Why is someone like Fields who can’t own a gun allowed to introduce and/or vote on any legislation to do with guns?

[DDT951]

Yes democracy would be when two people vote to violate one person…

[BPTactical]

Make no mistake and have no delusions people.

This will pass the legislature.
Polis will sign it.

Your phone calls, e mails and letters will do nothing.
We saw what our elected officials thought of us in 2012 & 2013.
Ten years later they are more determined, they are a juggernaut and there is nothing to stop them.
Dudley will do nothing but reap the financial gain of those fools that send him money.
NRA is nowhere to be found.
GOA realizes Colorado is a lost cause.

Colorado is set to become more anti firearm than CA and NY.

[DDT951]

And it is “takes effect upon passage”

Sure a lawsuit will be filed. But courts I doubt will hear before passage. So unlike Oregon where there was time for courts to stop it before implementation, this one starts until courts order an injunction.

It is likely that courts will stop it (Federal courts have already had injunctions against the BoCo cities and BoCo).

But how much damage is done “upon passage”

Ask yourself this. Even if courts step in 2 or 4 weeks later.. how much damage is done to the small gun shops? How many will survive the court waiting times? How many small gun shop owners are going to risk their money buying inventory!

Basically the goal is to kill off most gun stores.. and it will happen quickly.

[BPTactical]

And it is “takes effect upon passage”

Sure a lawsuit will be filed. But courts I doubt will hear before passage. So unlike Oregon where there was time for courts to stop it before implementation, this one starts until courts order an injunction.

It is likely that courts will stop it (Federal courts have already had injunctions against the BoCo cities and BoCo).

But how much damage is done “upon passage”

Ask yourself this. Even if courts step in 2 or 4 weeks later.. how much damage is done to the small gun shops? How many will survive the court waiting times? How many small gun shop owners are going to risk their money buying inventory!

Basically the goal is to kill off most gun stores.. and it will happen quickly.

You can’t put the Genie back in the bottle.