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Senate passes measure restricting certain semi‑automatic features and establishes firearm-safety program after heavy floor debate
Summary
After extensive debate, the Senate concurred with House amendments and repassed Senate Bill 3, which restricts certain semiautomatic features, adds a permit-to-purchase pathway for specified firearms, and creates a firearms training and safety-course cash fund administered through Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
The Senate on March 28 concurred with House amendments and repassed Senate Bill 3, a high-profile measure that restricts the manufacture, sale and transfer of specified semiautomatic firearms and establishes a permit-to-purchase and firearm-safety course framework administered through Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW).
Sponsor Senator (name on the floor) explained the package includes multiple changes agreed in the House, including exemptions for accredited gunsmithing instruction (L43); a process for remittance and temporary funding using CPW cash funds (L48, L52, L55); application requirements for an…
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