Most Extreme Gun Ban In U.S. Hits Colorado Statehouse – A Quick Look at SB25-003

By Lesley Hollywood January 11, 2025

from Complete Colorado

SB25-003, Colorado’s newly filed “Assault Weapons” Semi-Auto Firearm bill will ban all rifles and shotguns that accept detachable magazines, along with many semi-auto pistols that accept detachable magazines. If enacted, the Colorado Attorney General would have the power and authority to further define the nuanced and often contradictory bill language. This is far worse than any other state “assault weapons ban” as other state bans don’t apply to semiautomatic rifles that do not have pistol grips or other cosmetic features. This bill applies a blanket rifle ban as long as that rifle accepts a detachable magazine, making the scope of the legislation far broader and more extreme than anything ever seen before, not just here in Colorado, but across the nation.It also includes another blanket ban on semi-auto shotguns that accept detachable magazines with no exceptions. It does not affect other types of shotguns, such as those operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide actions. The bill bans all semi-automatic pistols that use gas to automatically reload after firing if they also have detachable magazines. It would also outlaw bump stocks and other rapid fire trigger devices.

Read the bill here: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_003_01.pdf

Email Colorado Senate Democrats and tell them why they should vote NO on SB25-003: Colorado’s Worst Assault Weapons Ban in history! 

Bill sponsors are attempting to pass never seen before legislation that is farther reaching than any gun ban anyone has ever seen – and they are claiming it is to stop the staggering violent crime in Colorado. What they won’t tell you is that Colorado has passed 20 gun control laws in 5 years, yet according to Colorado Public Radio, Colorado is one of the only states in the nation where violent crime is not dropping, an epidemic that is encompassing Colorado’s troubled youth in numbers never seen before. You can read more about that here and here. They also won’t tell you that this extreme gun ban they are pushing won’t make a dent in firearm deaths.. We are working to get the latest numbers, but year over year historically the murder rate for rifles is 0.089 per 100k population. That means that less than one tenth of a person is murdered with a rifle for every 100,000 people in Colorado.

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