A Colorado Republican this month has opposed Democrat Gov. Jared Police, accusing him of turning his constitutional rights into privileges purchased with permission and fees.
LawSB25-003 prohibits the sale, transfer or manufacture of most semi-automatic firearms unless future gun owners comply with various new requirements, including training delegation, testing, and sheriff-issued qualification cards. Republicans say it’s a deliberate effort to suffocate legal gun ownership through bureaucracy and paperwork, like state lawmakers. (Related: Two Blue State launches “Chip Line” to snitch to gun owners)
“This bill places a paywall in front of a god-given, unreliable right. It’s the right to self-defense and the right to maintain a free state.” “The right to gun is not a matter of red or blue. The right to gun is an American issue. You forget what the constitution is. It’s not about going hunting. It’s about going to target shooting. It’s about keeping the nation free. It’s about keeping the government under control.
Today I signed the law on Bill SB25-003. Everyone understands what this means to our community, as they want to deal with some common myths. pic.twitter.com/gyaonemca1
– Governor Jared Police (@govofco) April 11, 2025
Under the new law, Coloradan is about to buy essentially semi-automatic firearms in a removable magazine – most modern guns need to navigate a three-part gauntlet.
That’s the key in winter.
“First and foremost, it’s the cost,” he said. “They’re increasing every fee in this state… If you’re falling over and dunked and darkened with nickel, that’s what keeps you from your gun rights. And if they can afford the fee, they’ll have to quit their job for class.
Democrat sponsors of the bill, like state Sen. Tom Sullivan, say it is a “evidence-based” solution to the “public health crisis, gun violence.” It’s Colorado Ranked near the middle With gun violence rates nationwide, the state’s recent history is plagued by a rigorous catalogue of supermarket attacks in Columbine, Aurora and Boulder.
“The reason why high-capacity magazines put the ‘population’ in mass shootings is why Colorado Democrats passed the law more than a decade ago to ban magazines that hold more than 15 rounds of ammunition,” Sullivan said. statement In support of the bill.
Winter is skeptical. The law has something to do with public safety.
“They don’t really want to stop crime,” he said. “I mean, we’re horrible about crimes in Colorado. We’re number one in bank robbery. We’re number one in car theft. We’re overdose from fentanyl every day, and guns are a health issue in Colorado. But they don’t want to chase criminals. Judiciary committee.
Colorado Republicans have already laid the foundations to challenge the law, framing it as a constitutional overreach that cannot survive scrutiny under the Supreme Court’s Blue-En standard. that Arbitration According to a Colorado Republican delegation, gun control must match the country’s historical traditions of firearms law. letter To the governor. (Related: “Disbanding the Supreme Court”: Liberals go on a trajectory over Scotts, who supports gun rights)
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Introducing Rep. Max Brooks, a freshman Republican Solved It urges the state’s Supreme Court to issue advisory opinions on the constitutionality of the law. Colorado Republicans called “Second Step” in the winter Called Attorney General Pam Bondy will develop the Department of Justice’s newly formed “Second Amendment Enforcement Task Force” to the law before it comes into effect in 2026.
Attorney General Pamela Bondy has issued the following statement at the Department of Justice regarding the preparation of a second amendment task force
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– US Department of Justice (@thejusticeeptept) April 9, 2025
But the possibility of relief from state justice is far apart, Winter said it refers to the composition of the Colorado Supreme Court after years of democratic appointments. “There’s no hope,” the court intervenes, and the state-level remedies have already been effectively exhausted, so external organisations like Rocky Mountain Gun Owners (RMGOs). Called SB25-003 “The Most Extreme Gun Control Bill in Colorado History” – to fight a more substantial federal court battle. RMGO did not immediately respond to DCNF’s request for comment.
“Colorado Republicans wouldn’t file a lawsuit,” Winter said. “But we are said to have other state gun rights groups that are currently raising funds to take this on behalf of Colorado citizens in court on behalf of them. We are not lawmakers, that’s why we put the DOJ’s hands down and try to grasp this.
If the law became effective as written in 2026, enforcement fell heavily into Colorado’s 64 county sheriffs, some of whom testified against the signature. It will increase the likelihood of uneven compliance and enforcement across the state, as it remains unclear whether all sheriffs will carry out missions that are fundamentally unconstitutional.
I testified with the other sheriffs in solid opposition to SB25-003. The bill has taken many forms since its introduction. The latest version requires a state-approved permit process to obtain a commonly owned firearm. You need to buy back to most Coloradans #2a Gun rights. pic.twitter.com/uqzkw93hcq
– Sheriff Darren Weekly (@sheriffweekly) March 11, 2025
With SB25-003 in the book, Colorado is now joining California and New York to enact some of the country’s strictest gun control measures. Although these states face legal pushbacks and partial defeats under the Supreme Court Brune Decisions, Colorado’s law could be the next major test case for how far the blue state could go to regulate the second amendment through bureaucracy rather than a complete ban. (Related: Court attacks some of Blue State’s restrictive gun laws with victory for the second amendment)
Winter urged gun rights groups at all levels to challenge the law at every measure, from grassroots state groups to national legal foundations.
“We’re anyone in the gun community that can help us, put this in your article – we’re looking for all the help we can get in Colorado. We need all the attention from gun groups, National Media. “People need to know what’s going on in this state and how far it’s off the rails.”
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