Bill > HB1292

Introduced Session

The bill defines the term "assault weapon" and prohibits a person from manufacturing, importing, purchasing, selling, offering to sell, or transferring ownership of an assault weapon. The bill further prohibits a person from possessing a rapid-fire trigger activator. A person in violation of the prohibitions will be assessed a first-time penalty of $250,000 and $500,000 for each subsequent violation. The prohibition does not apply to: ! A member of the United States armed forces, a peace officer, or other government officer or agent, to the extent that the person is otherwise authorized to acquire or possess an assault weapon and does so while acting within the scope of the person's duties; ! The manufacture, sale, or transfer of an assault weapon by a licensed firearms manufacturer to any branch of the United States armed forces, or to an entity that employs peace officers, for use by that entity or its employees; ! The transfer of an assault weapon to a licensed firearms dealer or gunsmith for the purposes of maintenance, repair, or modification, and the subsequent return of the assault weapon to the lawful owner; ! Any federal, state, or local historical society, museum, or institutional collection that is open to the public, provided that the assault weapon is securely housed and unloaded; ! A forensic laboratory, or any authorized agent or employee of the laboratory, for use exclusively in the course and scope of authorized activities; ! An entity that operates an armored vehicle business and an authorized employee of the entity while in the course and scope of employment; ! A licensed gun dealer who has remaining inventory of assault weapons as of August 1, 2024, and sells or transfers the remaining inventory only to a non-Colorado resident and the sale or transfer takes place out of state; or ! A peace officer.

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Judy Amabile (D)*,  Jennifer Bacon (D)*,  Kyle Brown (D)*,  Regina English (D)*,  Elisabeth Epps (D)*,  Lorena García (D)*,  Julie Gonzales (D)*,  Tim Hernández (D)*,  Junie Joseph (D)*,  Chris Kennedy (D)*,  Mandy Lindsay (D)*,  Javier Mabrey (D)*,  David Ortiz (D)*,  Manny Rutinel (D)*,  Elizabeth Velasco (D)*,  Jenny Willford (D)*,  Steven Woodrow (D)*,  Andrew Boesenecker (D),  Lindsey Daugherty (D),  Monica Duran (D),  Meg Froelich (D),  Eliza Hamrick (D),  Leslie Herod (D),  Iman Jodeh (D),  Cathy Kipp (D),  William Lindstedt (D),  Julia Marvin (D),  Karen McCormick (D),  Jennifer Parenti (D),  Emily Sirota (D),  Tammy Story (D),  Alex Valdez (D), 

Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely (on 05/07/2024)

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