{"id":10825,"date":"2025-02-23T09:34:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T16:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/?p=10825"},"modified":"2025-02-23T09:34:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T16:34:13","slug":"colorado-passes-sweeping-ban-on-several-semiautomatic-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/2025\/02\/23\/colorado-passes-sweeping-ban-on-several-semiautomatic-weapons\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Passes Sweeping Ban On Several Semiautomatic Weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What are you guys doing in Colorado? But I wanted to highlight this gem, where it appears you’ll have to pay to complete a course propagandizing you. Only three Demonrats broke ranks and voted against this law, which tells you there is never a reason to vote for Demonrats. And they probably only did that with permission as it would have made re-election problematic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

Within five years of purchase, they must also complete an extended safety course. That includes lessons in such things as safe gun storage and \u201cvictim awareness and empathy,\u201d according to the bill.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/cowboystatedaily.com\/2025\/02\/22\/colorado-passes-sweeping-ban-on-several-semiautomatic-weapons\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
Colorado lawmakers passed a sweeping gun ban this week on semiautomatic shotguns and pistols. Wyoming gun rights advocates say it’s one of the most restrictive gun bans in the nation and “it\u2019s a good reminder of what happens when the Democrats get control.”<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

By Mark Heinz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Colorado
(Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Colorado Legislature this week passed what could be that state\u2019s most sweeping gun ban ever \u2013 on numerous semiautomatic rifles, shotguns and pistols. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wyoming gun rights advocates had been closely watching the progress of Colorado\u2019s Senate Bill 3.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It cleared the Colorado Senate on Tuesday by a vote of 19-15 and is expected to soon be signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis. Once signed, it will take effect in September. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Senate vote was split along party lines. All of the chamber\u2019s Republicans voted against it. Only three Democrats broke party ranks and voted with them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That should come as no surprise, Aaron Dorr, policy advisor for Wyoming Gun Owners, told Cowboy State Daily,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s a good reminder of what happens when the Democrats get control,\u201d Dorr said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Assault Weapons\u2019 Ban<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Colorado has seen numerous mass shootings, including the horrific 2012 mass murder in an Aurora movie theater. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Aurora shooter used an AR-15 rifle, similar to weapons used in other high-profile mass killings in Colorado and other states. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those shootings have prompted a push to ban AR-15s and other semiautomatic rifles with high-capacity magazines. They have been commonly called \u201cassault rifles,\u201d<\/a> although that really isn\u2019t an accurate term. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assault rifle bans have previously been floated in Colorado. Such a measure gained traction in the state\u2019s legislature last year. It drew hundreds of pro-gun protestors<\/a> to the state capitol, and ultimately failed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SB 3 went beyond just rifles, however, proposing a ban on numerous semi-automatic firearms \u2013 including many pistols and shotguns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wyomingites previously told Cowboy State Daily that had chilling implications, including possible ban on popular duck hunting shotguns.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Softened Up <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

SB 3 initially called for a ban of virtually any semiautomatic firearm with a \u201cdetachable magazine.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as it moved through the legislature, it was softened up with some amendments, including exceptions for some vintage firearms such as WWII-era semiautomatic M1 carbines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further amendments also allow for hunters to keep buying some semiautomatic firearms, such as shotguns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Semiautomatic shotguns have become extremely popular among waterfowl hunters, for instance, because they soften the recoil of heavy duck and goose loads and allow for quicker follow-up shots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under SB 3, hunters who want to use semiautomatics must complete a hunter education course, as well as a basic firearms safety course. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within five years of purchase, they must also complete an extended safety course. That includes lessons in such things as safe gun storage and \u201cvictim awareness and empathy,\u201d according to the bill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wyoming Must \u2018Expand Freedom\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For now, SB 3 doesn\u2019t appear to be a threat to gun rights in Wyoming, Dorr said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Wyomingites should still pay keen attention to what\u2019s going on south of their state line, and not grow complacent, he added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have to go as far as we can to expand gun freedom in a state like Wyoming,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dorr supports a bill currently before the Wyoming Legislature that would eliminate gun-free zones<\/a> here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That bill also has numerous opponents, who argue that Wyoming\u2019s current system strikes a fair balance between people\u2019s right to carry firearms in most of the state \u2013 while maintaining gun-free policies in places such as public schools and the state Capitol building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As to whether Colorado\u2019s SB 3 will be challenged on a Second Amendment basis, Dorr said that remains uncertain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But \u201call major gun control bills are being challenged\u201d across the country, he added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those challenges are based mostly upon the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s Bruen Decision in 2022, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to that decision, judges evaluated gun control measures according to the history, tradition and text of the Second Amendment. And, by whether any proposed restrictions served public interests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bruen decision added a third factor. That being, whether any regulation has ties to what the high court deemed \u201cthe historical tradition of firearm regulation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s key, because unless a restriction has an \u201chistorical analog,\u201d then it likely won\u2019t stand up to a challenge in court, Dorr said, and SB 3 might not pass that test.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What are you guys doing in Colorado? But I wanted to highlight this gem, where it appears you’ll have to pay to complete a course propagandizing you. Only three Demonrats broke ranks and voted against this law, which tells you there is never a reason to vote for Demonrats. And they probably only did that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world"],"blocksy_meta":[],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Jason","author_link":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/author\/jturning\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10825"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10826,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10825\/revisions\/10826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}