Colorado House Democrats on Sunday passed an “assault weapons” ban that would ban the sale of AR-15s and certain 9mm pistols.
On March 20, 2024, Breitbart News reported that the law: HB24-1292prohibits 9mm pistols with threaded barrels and accepting removable magazines.
Additionally, the text of HB24-1292 makes clear that semi-automatic handguns of any caliber with removable magazines and threaded barrels are prohibited.
The ban also targets semi-automatic handguns that cannot be fitted with removable magazines, and clarifies that handguns that are “easily modified to accept removable magazines” are also prohibited.
colorado public radio I got it. The ban passed the House on Sunday by a vote of 35-27.
State Rep. Ken DeGraff (R) said the focus should be on figuring out why people don’t value life and not guns.
“We’re going to have to get to a point where communities look at why they don’t value life,” DeGraaf said.
Related — AWR Hawkins: Here’s the difference between an AR-15 and an “assault weapon”
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