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Federal judge partially allows challenge to proceed against gun ordinances in Boulder County
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A federal judge on Thursday permitted firearm owners and two gun-rights organizations to proceed with their constitutional challenge to certain provisions of gun safety ordinances enacted by Boulder County and three of its municipalities. Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, the National Association for Gun Rights and five individual Coloradans filed suit in 2022 over local firearms…
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10th Circuit mulls whether to block Colorado’s ‘ghost gun’ law
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Members of the Denver-based federal appeals court last week probed the details of a 2023 Colorado law prohibiting the possession and purchase of certain firearm components not imprinted with a serial number — deemed “ghost guns” — that a trial judge declined to block last year. To address the proliferation of guns privately assembled from kits or 3-D printers,…
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10th Circuit clears path for Colorado’s increased firearms purchasing age to take effect
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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
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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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University of Colorado considers concealed carry firearms ban
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The University of Colorado’s governing board on Tuesday began discussing a proposal to ban weapons that are lawfully carried concealed, even as state Democratic lawmakers are also considering prohibiting them in “sensitive” places, such as parks and higher education buildings. While the proposed change cannot be voted on until the board of regents’ June meeting,…
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University of Colorado considers concealed carry firearms ban
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The University of Colorado’s governing board on Tuesday began discussing a proposal to ban weapons that are lawfully carried concealed, even as state Democratic lawmakers are also considering prohibiting them in “sensitive” places, such as parks and higher education buildings. While the proposed change cannot be voted on until the board of regents’ June meeting,…
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University of Colorado considers concealed carry firearms ban
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The University of Colorado’s governing board on Tuesday began discussing a proposal to ban weapons that are lawfully carried concealed, even as state Democratic lawmakers are also considering prohibiting them in “sensitive” places, such as parks and higher education buildings. While the proposed change cannot be voted on until the board of regents’ June meeting,…
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Rocky Mountain Gun Owners bring legal challenge against state’s "Ghost Gun" ban
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Gun rights advocacy group Rocky Mountain Gun Owners has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Colorado’s recently enacted ban on unregulated firearms, also known as “ghost guns”. The lawsuit argues the ban, which went into effect on January 1 as Senate Bill 23-279, constitutes a violation of Second Amendment rights. Ghost guns are…
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3-day waiting period for gun purchases starts Sunday in Colorado
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Beginning on Sunday, Coloradans will have to wait at least three days after purchasing a firearm to receive it. The new state law requires gun sellers to wait three days to deliver a gun to a purchaser, or wait for an approved background check if the check takes longer than three days. Colorado legislators passed the…
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10th Circuit declines to allow Colorado’s new gun law to take effect during appeal
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The federal appeals court based in Denver declined on Tuesday to suspend a trial judge’s order preventing Colorado from enforcing a new law that increased the firearm purchase age from 18 to 21. Previously, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer granted a preliminary injunction to two Colorado residents who challenged the constitutionality of…
