SB25-003 High Capacity Magazine Ban Enforcement – Support
Status: Passed Senate State Affairs 1/28 on 3-2 party-line vote. On to the Senate Floor. (Sens. Tom Sullivan and Julie Gonzales, Reps. Andrew Boesenecker and Meg Froelich). Would ban the sale of most Semi-automatic firearms that accept detachable magazines and classifies rapid-fire devices as dangerous weapons.
SB25-034 Voluntary No Buy – Strongly Support
Status: Introduced 1/8/2025. Assigned to Senate State Affairs Hearing on February 6 th , upon adjournment. (Sen. Cathy Kipp and Rep. Andrew Boesenecker. Allows person to voluntarily put themselves on the NICS no buy list.
SB25-059 Support for State Response to Mass Shootings – Support
Status: Introduced 1/21/2025. Assigned to Senate State Affairs (Sen. Tom Sullivan and Rep. Steven Woodrow).
Requires Division of Criminal Justice to apply for and expend federal and other grant money to improve the state/s response to mass shootings and support services for victims.
HB25-1055 Repeal Gun Dealer Permitting – Strongly Oppose
Status: Introduced 1/8/2025. Assigned to House Business & Labor. Hearing on February 6 th at 1:30 p.m. (Rep. Max Brooks). Contends that the dealer permitting established in 2024 is unnecessarily burdensome on gun dealers and, In some cases, duplicative of federal law.
HB25-1062 Penalty for Firearm Theft – Support
Status: Introduced 1/8/2025 Assigned to House Judiciary. (Reps. Ryan Armagost and Monica Duran, Sen. Nick Hinrichsen) Makes theft of a firearm a Class 6 felony. Second Offense is Class 5 felony.
HB25-1128 Income Tax Credit for Firearm Safety Device
Status: Introduced 1/28/2025 Assigned to House State Affairs. (Reps. Ceclia Espenoza, Sen. Kyle Mullica) Creates an income tax credit for the purchase of a device capable of locking and storing firearms.
HB25-1133 Requirements for Sale of Firearms Ammunition – Strongly Support
Status: Introduced 1/28/2025 Assigned to House Business Affairs. (Reps. Monica Duran and Lindsay Gilchrist, Sen. Kyle Mullica) Establishes requirements for the retain of ammunition and requirements for delivery of ammunition sold at retail.
SB25-086 Protections for Users of Social Media – Support
Status: Introduced 1/23/2025. Assigned to Senate Judiciary (Sens. Lisa Frizell & Lindsey Daugherty/Reps. Andrew Boesenecker and Anthony Hartsook)
Requires Social media companies to publish policies, make publicly available a report on minor use of
social media platforms, and promptly investigate and remove users in violation of policies. Endeavors to counteract minors obtaining illicit substances and firearms.
Federal Bills of Concern
There have been 28 firearms-related bills introduced in Congress, 82% of which loosen gun laws. Here are some of the more prominent ones:
H.R. 38 and S. 65 Federally Mandated Concealed Carry (CCW) Reciprocity – Strongly oppose
Status: Introduced. House bill has 172 co-sponsors, including Evans and Crank. Senate bill has 44 co-sponsors, none from Colorado. Bill Text not available yet, but previous year’s bill would mandate that every state honor CCW permits from other states and also people from permitless states. House bill would allow someone denied a permit in Colorado to get one in a state that does not require residency, would allow individuals to take their guns into K-12 schools, and to sue law officers or political subdivision if they are arrested or detained.
HR 221 Abolish the ATF – Strongly oppose
Status: HR221 has 27 co-sponsors including Boebert and Crank HR 335 Repeal the National Firearms Act – Strongly oppose Status: Has 15 co-sponsors.
