Fast Facts: Colorado Passes Four New Gun Bills
- An amendment to Colorado’s existing red flag law adds to the list of people who may file for an extreme-risk protection order.
- The lawful age to sell or purchase a firearm in Colorado has been raised from 18 to 21.
- Effective October 1, 2023, there will be a waiting period for all firearms sold at gun stores.
- Colorado is expanding the rights of individuals to file lawsuits against companies and businesses within the firearms industry.
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Good afternoon. I don’t remember my login as I’m at work and not at my home computer. With the new waiting period in Colorado, how is that going to affect first responders as we do not sell firearms to the general public? I did not see anything in the bill pertaining to first responders. I know I do not have to run a background check if they have a department letterhead. But if they don’t have a department letterhead I need to run their background check though CBI. Please let me know what I will need to do.
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Brett K. Yamada