Second Regular Session
Seventy-fourth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 24-0282.03 Jane Ritter x4342
HOUSE BILL 24-1292
House Committees Senate Committees
Judiciary
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING PROHIBITIONS ON CERT AIN FIREARMS USED IN PUBLIC101
MASS SHOOTINGS.102
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
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.
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 14, 2024
HOUSE
Amended 2nd Reading
April 12, 2024
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Hernandez and Epps, Garcia, Amabile, Bacon, Brown, deGruy Kennedy, English, Joseph,
Lindsay, Mabrey, Ortiz, Rutinel, Velasco, Willford, Woodrow, Boesenecker, Daugherty,
Duran, Froelich, Hamrick, Herod, Jodeh, Kipp, Lindstedt, Marvin, McCormick, Parenti,
Sirota, Story, Valdez
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Gonzales,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. 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.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add part 6 to article2
12 of title 18 as follows:3
PART 64
ASSAULT WEAPONS5
18-12-601. Legislative declaration. (1) T
HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY6
FINDS AND DECLARES THAT:7
(a) M
ASS SHOOTINGS ARE A SIGNIFICANT COMPONENT OF THE8
DISTINCTLY AMERICAN EPIDEMIC OF GUN VIOLENCE . GUN VIOLENCE OF9
1292-2- ALL TYPES ARE AN ONGOING AND GROWING THREAT TO THE PUBLIC1
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ALL COLORADANS.2
(b) A
S PREVENTABLE GUN DEATH FROM ALL TYPES CONTINUE TO3
DEVASTATE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES , IN THE FORM OF STATE4
VIOLENCE, COMPLETED SUICIDES , INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE , AND5
ACCIDENTAL DEATHS, ASSAULT WEAPONS REMAIN A PREEMINENT FACTOR6
IN THE DEVASTATING CRISIS OF GUN FATALITIES;7
(c) I
N RECENT YEARS , AMERICANS HAVE ENDURED AN8
UNFATHOMABLE AVERAGE OF MORE THAN ONE MASS SHOOTING PER DAY .9
C
ONSISTENTLY, THE DEADLIEST MASS SHOOTING INCIDENTS IN THE10
U
NITED STATES INVOLVED THE USE OF ASSAULT WEAPONS OR11
HIGH-CAPACITY MAGAZINES. SUCH INSTRUMENTS HAVE NO PLACE IN A12
CIVILIZED SOCIETY.13
(d) E
VEN AS COLORADO HAS UNDERTAKEN CONCERTED COMMON14
SENSE EFFORTS TO DECREASE GUN VIOLENCE , COLORADO HAS STILL BEEN15
THE LOCATION OF SEVERAL MASS SHOOTINGS PERPETRATED WITH AN16
ASSAULT WEAPON;17
(e) W
ELL-KNOWN PLACES THAT SHOULD HAVE ONLY EVER BEEN18
KNOWN AS SITES SAFE FOR JOY, LEARNING, COMMERCE, AND CARE ARE19
INSTEAD FOREVER ASSOCIATED WITH TRAGEDY OF MASS SHOOTINGS20
PERPETRATED BY WEAPONS WHICH SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE21
FOR USE;22
(f) C
OLORADO LOCATIONS THAT BECAME HOUSEHOLD NAMES23
BECAUSE OF MASS SHOOTINGS INCLUDE COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL24
(L
ITTLETON); CENTURY THEATER (AURORA); KING SOOPERS (BOULDER);25
AND PLANNED PARENTHOOD, HALLOWEEN EVE, AND CLUB Q (ALL IN26
C
OLORADO SPRINGS);27
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-3- (g) ASSAULT WEAPONS AND HIGH -CAPACITY MAGAZINES ARE1
DISPROPORTIONATELY USED IN PUBLIC MASS SHOOTINGS , AND THE2
REASONS ARE BOTH OBVIOUS AND IRREFUTABLE . ASSAULT WEAPONS ARE3
UNIQUELY LETHAL BY DESIGN . THEY ENTAIL TACTICAL FEATURES4
DESIGNED FOR WARFARE, REFINED TO MAXIMIZE KILLING LARGE NUMBERS5
OF PEOPLE QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY.6
(h) T
HE TACTICAL FEATURES ON ASSAULT WEAPONS ARE NOT7
MERELY COSMETIC, AND THEY ARE NOT MINOR . THEY DIFFERENTIATE8
ASSAULT WEAPONS FROM OTHER FIREARMS BY ALLOWING A SHOOTER TO9
BETTER CONCEAL WEAPONS , MAKE IT EASIER TO FIRE A HIGH VOLUME OF10
AMMUNITION IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WHILE MAINTAINING ACCURACY ,11
MAXIMIZING CATASTROPHIC INJURY , AND PROVIDING EASE OF USE FOR12
LESS THAN EXPERT USERS.13
(2) T
HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FURTHER FINDS THAT :14
(a) A
SSAULT WEAPONS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR SELF DEFENSE AND15
ARE NOT WELL-SUITED FOR HUNTING, SPORTING, OR ANY PURPOSE OTHER16
THAN MASS KILLING;17
(b) T
HE FIREARMS INDUSTRY HAS SPECIFICALLY MARKETED18
ASSAULT WEAPONS AS TACTICAL , HYPER MASCULINE, AND MILITARY19
STYLE IN A MANNER THAT OVERTLY APPEALS TO THE VERY PEOPLE MOST20
LIKELY TO ACQUIRE SUCH WEAPONS AS A MEANS TO GAIN INFAMY AS A21
MASS SHOOTER;22
(c) I
T IS CRITICAL TO LIMIT THE PROSPECTIVE SALE OF ASSAULT23
WEAPONS AND ACCESSORIES, WHILE PERMITTING EXISTING LEGAL OWNERS24
TO RETAIN THE ASSAULT WEAPONS THEY CURRENTLY OWN ;25
(d) J
UST AS THE DESIGN OF ASSAULT WEAPONS MAXIMIZES THEIR26
LETHALITY, POLICY DESIGNED TO INTERRUPT THE PROLIFERATION OF27
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DECREASING DEATHS;2
(e) B
ANNING ASSAULT WEAPONS LEADS TO A DROP IN MASS3
SHOOTINGS AND GUN MASSACRES . IN THE TEN YEARS THAT ASSAULT4
WEAPONS WERE LIMITED BY A FEDERAL BAN , GUN MASSACRES DROPPED5
DRASTICALLY, BY AT LEAST THIRTY-SEVEN PERCENT. CONVERSELY, AFTER6
THE FEDERAL ASSAULT WEAPON BAN EXPIRED IN 2004, GUN MASSACRES7
SKYROCKETED BY APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY -THREE8
PERCENT.9
(f) F
EDERAL PROHIBITIONS ARE NOT ALONE IN CURTAILING MASS10
SHOOTINGS. INDEED, STATE PROHIBITIONS OF ASSAULT WEAPONS ARE11
ASSOCIATED WITH A LOWER LIKELIHOOD OF A MASS SHOOTING EVENT ,12
LOWER LIKELIHOOD OF DEATH DUE TO A MASS SHOOTING EVENT , AND13
LOWER GUN DEATH RATES OVERALL .14
(3) T
HEREFORE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DETERMINES THAT A15
BAN ON KNOWINGLY MANUFACTURING , IMPORTING, PURCHASING, SELLING,16
OFFERING TO SELL, OR TRANSFERRING OWNERSHIP OF AN ASSAULT17
WEAPON, CAUSING THE MANUFACTURE , IMPORTATION, PURCHASE, SALE,18
OFFER TO SELL, OR TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF ASSAULT WEAPONS IN19
C
OLORADO IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITIZENS AND GUESTS OF20
OUR GREAT STATE.21
18-12-602. Definitions. A
S USED IN THIS PART 6, UNLESS THE22
CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES :23
(1) ".50
CALIBER RIFLE" MEANS A CENTER FIRE RIFLE CAPABLE OF24
FIRING A .50 CALIBER CARTRIDGE. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY25
ANTIQUE FIREARM, ANY SHOTGUN, INCLUDING A SHOTGUN THAT HAS A26
RIFLE BARREL, OR ANY MUZZLE-LOADER THAT USES BLACK POWDER FOR27
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(2) (a) "A
SSAULT WEAPON", EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION2
(2)(b)
OF THIS SECTION, MEANS:3
(I) A
SEMIAUTOMATIC RIFLE THAT HAS THE CAPACITY TO ACCEPT4
A DETACHABLE MAGAZINE , OR THAT MAY BE READILY MODIFIED TO5
ACCEPT A DETACHABLE MAGAZINE , AND HAS ONE OR MORE OF THE6
FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS :7
(A) A
PISTOL GRIP OR THUMBHOLE STOCK;8
(B) A
NY FEATURE CAPABLE OF FUNCTIONING AS A PROTRUDING9
GRIP THAT CAN BE HELD BY THE NON-TRIGGER HAND;10
(C) A
FOLDING, TELESCOPING, OR DETACHABLE STOCK THAT IS11
OTHERWISE FOLDABLE OR ADJUSTABLE IN A MANNER THAT OPERATES TO12
REDUCE THE LENGTH, SIZE, OR ANY OTHER DIMENSION, OR OTHERWISE13
ENHANCES THE ABILITY TO CONCEAL THE WEAPON ;14
(D) A
MUZZLE BRAKE;15
(E) A
FUNCTIONAL GRENADE LAUNCHER OR FLARE LAUNCHER ;16
(F) A
SHROUD ATTACHED TO THE BARREL , OR THAT PARTIALLY OR17
COMPLETELY ENCIRCLES THE BARREL , ALLOWING THE BEARER TO HOLD18
THE FIREARM WITH THE NON-TRIGGER HAND WITHOUT BEING BURNED , BUT19
EXCLUDING A SLIDE THAT ENCLOSES THE BARREL ; OR20
(G) A
THREADED BARREL;21
(II) A
LL OF THE FOLLOWING RIFLES , COPIES, DUPLICATES,22
VARIANTS, OR ALTERED FACSIMILES WITH THE CAPABILITY OF ANY SUCH23
WEAPON:24
(A) A
LL AK TYPES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING : AK, AK47,25
AK47
S, AK-74, AKM, AKS, ARM, MAK90, MISR, NHM90, NHM91,26
SA85,
SA93, VECTOR ARMS AK-47, VEPR, WASR-10, AND WUM;27
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-6- IZHMASH SAIGA AK; MAADI AK47 AND ARM; NORINCO 56S, 56S2, 84S,1
AND 86S; POLY TECHNOLOGIES AK47 AND AKS; AND SKS WITH A2
DETACHABLE MAGAZINE ;3
(B) A
LL AR TYPES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: AR-10; AR-15;4
A
LEXANDER ARMS OVERMATCH PLUS 16; ARMALITE M15 22LR CARBINE;5
A
RMALITE M15-T; BARRETT REC7; BERETTA AR-70; BLACK RAIN6
O
RDNANCE RECON SCOUT; BUSHMASTER ACR; BUSHMASTER CARBON7
15;
BUSHMASTER MOE SERIES; BUSHMASTER XM15; CHIAPPA FIREARMS8
MF
OUR RIFLES; COLT MATCH TARGET RIFLES; CORE RIFLE SYSTEMS9
C
ORE 15 RIFLES; DANIEL DEFENSE M4A1 RIFLES; DEVIL DOG ARMS 1510
SERIES RIFLES; DIAMONDBACK DB15 RIFLES; DOUBLESTAR AR RIFLES;11
DPMS
TACTICAL RIFLES; DSA INC. ZM-4 CARBINE; HECKLER & KOCH12
MR556;
HIGH STANDARD HSA-15 RIFLES; JESSE JAMES NOMAD AR-1513
RIFLE; KNIGHT'S ARMAMENT SR-15; LANCER L15 RIFLES; MGI HYDRA14
SERIES RIFLES; MOSSBERG MMR TACTICAL RIFLES; NOREEN FIREARMS15
BN36
RIFLE; OLYMPIC ARMS RIFLES; POF USA P415; PRECISION16
F
IREARMS AR RIFLES; REMINGTON R-15 RIFLES; RHINO ARMS AR RIFLES;17
R
OCK RIVER ARMS LAR-15 OR LAR-47; SIG SAUER SIG516, M400,18
AND SIG716 RIFLES; SMITH & WESSON M&P15 RIFLES; STAG ARMS AR19
RIFLES; STURM, RUGER & CO. SR-556 AND AR-556 RIFLES; USELTON20
A
RMS AIR-LITE M-4 RIFLES; WINDHAM WEAPONRY AR RIFLES; WMD21
G
UNS BIG BEAST; YANKEE HILL MACHINE COMPANY, INC. YHM-1522
RIFLES; BARRETT M107A1; BARRETT M82A1; BERETTA CX4 STORM;23
C
ALICO LIBERTY SERIES; CETME SPORTER; DAEWOO K-1, K-2, MAX 1,24
MAX
2, AR 100, AND AR 110C; FABRIQUE NATIONALE OR FN HERSTAL25
FAL,
LAR, FNC, 308 MATCH, L1A1 SPORTER, PS90, SCAR, AND26
FS2000;
FEATHER INDUSTRIES AT-9; GALIL AR AND ARM; HI-POINT27
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AND GALIL ACE RIFLE; KELTEC SUB-2000, SU-16, RFB, AND RDB; SIG2
AMT,
SIG PE-57, SIG SAUER SG 550, SIG SAUER SG 551, AND SIG3
MCX;
SPRINGFIELD ARMORY SAR-48; STEYR AUG; STURM, RUGER &4
C
O. MINI-14 TACTICAL RIFLE M-14/20CF;5
(C) A
LL THOMPSON RIFLES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING :6
T
HOMPSON M1SB, THOMPSON T1100D, THOMPSON T150D, THOMPSON7
T1B,
THOMPSON T1B100D, THOMPSON T1B50D, THOMPSON T1BSB,8
T
HOMPSON T1-C, THOMPSON T1D, THOMPSON T1SB, THOMPSON T5,9
T
HOMPSON T5100D, THOMPSON TM1, AND THOMPSON TM1C; AND10
(D) O
THER RIFLE MODELS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE11
FOLLOWING: UMAREX UZI RIFLE; UZI MINI CARBINE, UZI MODEL A12
CARBINE, AND UZI MODEL B CARBINE; VALMET M62S, M71S, AND M78;13
V
ECTOR ARMS UZI TYPE; WEAVER ARMS NIGHTHAWK; WILKINSON ARMS14
L
INDA CARBINE; AND CZ SCORPION RIFLE AND CZ BREN RIFLE;15
(III) A
SEMIAUTOMATIC RIFLE THAT HAS A FIXED LARGE-CAPACITY16
MAGAZINE, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 18-12-302;17
(IV) A
.50 CALIBER RIFLE;18
(V) A
SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOL THAT HAS THE CAPACITY TO19
ACCEPT A DETACHABLE MAGAZINE , OR THAT MAY BE READILY MODIFIED20
TO ACCEPT A DETACHABLE MAGAZINE , IF THE SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOL HAS21
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FEATURES :22
(A) A
THREADED BARREL;23
(B) A
SECOND PISTOL GRIP OR ADDITIONAL FEATURE CAPABLE OF24
FUNCTIONING AS A PROTRUDING GRIP THAT CAN BE HELD BY THE25
NON-TRIGGER HAND;26
(C) A
SHROUD THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE BARREL , OR THAT27
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BEARER TO HOLD THE FIREARM WITH THE NON -TRIGGER HAND WITHOUT2
BEING BURNED, BUT EXCLUDING A SLIDE THAT ENCLOSES THE BARREL ;3
(D) A
MUZZLE BRAKE;4
(E) T
HE CAPACITY TO ACCEPT A DETACHABLE5
AMMUNITION-FEEDING DEVICE AT SOME LOCATION OUTSIDE OF THE PISTOL6
GRIP; OR7
(F) A
BUFFER TUBE, ARM BRACE, OR OTHER PART THAT PROTRUDES8
HORIZONTALLY BEHIND THE PISTOL GRIP ;9
(VI) A
LL OF THE FOLLOWING PISTOLS , COPIES, DUPLICATES,10
VARIANTS, OR ALTERED FACSIMILES WITH THE CAPABILITY OF THE11
FOLLOWING PISTOLS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:12
(A) A
LL AK TYPES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: CENTURION 3913
AK
PISTOL, CZ SCORPION PISTOL, DRACO AK-47 PISTOL, HCR AK-4714
PISTOL, IO INC. HELLPUP AK-47 PISTOL, KRINKOV PISTOL, MINI DRACO15
AK-47
PISTOL, PAP M92 PISTOL, AND YUGO KREBS KRINK PISTOL;16
(B) A
LL AR TYPES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: AMERICAN SPIRIT17
AR-15
PISTOL; BUSHMASTER CARBON 15 PISTOL; CHIAPPA FIREARMS M418
PISTOL GEN II; CORE RIFLE SYSTEMS ROSCOE PISTOL; DANIEL DEFENSE19
MK18
PISTOL; DOUBLESTAR CORPORATION AR PISTOL; DPMS AR-1520
PISTOL; JESSE JAMES NOMAD AR-15 PISTOL; OLYMPIC ARMS AR-1521
PISTOL; POF USA AR PISTOLS; ROCK RIVER ARMS LAR 15 PISTOL; AND22
U
SELTON ARMS AIR LITE M-4 PISTOL;23
(C) O
THER PISTOL MODELS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,24
C
ALICO PISTOLS; DSA SA58 PKP FAL PISTOL; ENCOM MP-9 AND MP-45;25
H
ECKLER & KOCH SP-89 PISTOL; INTRATEC AB-10, TEC-22 SCORPION,26
TEC-9,
AND TEC-DC9; IWI GALIL ACE PISTOL AND UZI PRO PISTOL;27
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(D) A
LL THOMPSON TYPES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,2
T
HOMPSON TA5160D AND THOMPSON TA5;3
(E) A
LL MAC TYPES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: MAC-10,4
MAC-11;
MASTERPIECE ARMS MPA A930 MINI PISTOL, MPA460 PISTOL,5
MPA
TACTICAL PISTOL, AND MPA MINI TACTICAL PISTOL; MILITARY6
A
RMAMENT CORP. INGRAM M-11; AND VELOCITY FIREARMS VMAC; AND7
(F) A
LL UZI-TYPES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MICRO-UZI;8
(VII) A
SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOL THAT HAS A FIXED9
LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINE, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 18-12-302;10
(VIII) A
SHOTGUN WITH A REVOLVING CYLINDER ;11
(IX) A
SEMIAUTOMATIC SHOTGUN THAT HAS ONE OR MORE OF THE12
FOLLOWING FEATURES:13
(A) A
PISTOL GRIP;14
(B) A
NY FEATURE CAPABLE OF FUNCTIONING AS A PROTRUDING15
GRIP THAT CAN BE HELD BY THE NON-TRIGGER HAND;16
(C) A
FOLDING, TELESCOPING, OR THUMBHOLE STOCK;17
(D) A
FUNCTIONAL GRENADE LAUNCHER OR FLARE LAUNCHER ;18
(E) A
FIXED LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION19
18-12-301;
OR20
(F) T
HE CAPACITY TO ACCEPT A DETACHABLE MAGAZINE ;21
(X) A
LL OF THE FOLLOWING SHOTGUNS , COPIES, DUPLICATES,22
VARIANTS, OR ALTERED FACSIMILES WITH THE CAPABILITY OF THE23
FOLLOWING SHOTGUNS:24
(A) D
ERYA MK-12; DORUK LETHAL SHOTGUNS ; FRANCHI25
LAW-12
AND SPAS-12; STREET SWEEPER; AND STRIKER 12; OR26
(B) A
LL IZHMASH SAIGA 12 TYPES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED27
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S
AIGA 12S EXP-01; IZHMASH SAIGA 12K; IZHMASH SAIGA 12K-030; AND2
I
ZHMASH SAIGA 12K-040 TAKTIKA;3
(XI) A
SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM THAT HAS THE CAPACITY TO4
ACCEPT A BELT AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICE ;5
(XII) A
SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM THAT HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO BE6
OPERABLE AS AN ASSAULT WEAPON AS DEFINED IN THIS SUBSECTION (2);7
OR8
(XIII) A
NY PART OR COMBINATION OF PARTS DESIGNED OR9
INTENDED TO CONVERT A FIREARM INTO AN ASSAULT WEAPON AS DEFINED10
IN THIS SUBSECTION (2).11
(b) "A
SSAULT WEAPON" DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY FIREARM THAT12
HAS BEEN MADE PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE ; AN ANTIQUE FIREARM13
MANUFACTURED BEFORE 1899; A REPLICA OF AN ANTIQUE FIREARM ; A14
FIREARM THAT IS MANUALLY OPERATED BY BOLT , PUMP, LEVER, SLIDE15
ACTION, UNLESS THE FIREARM IS A SHOTGUN WITH A REVOLVING16
CYLINDER; OR A FIREARM THAT CAN ONLY FIRE RIMFIRE AMMUNITION .17
(3) "D
ETACHABLE MAGAZINE" MEANS AN AMMUNITION-FEEDING18
DEVICE THAT MAY BE REMOVED FROM A FIREARM WITHOUT DISASSEMBLY19
OF THE FIREARM ACTION, INCLUDING AN AMMUNITION -FEEDING DEVICE20
THAT MAY BE READILY REMOVED FROM A FIREARM WITH THE USE OF A21
BULLET, CARTRIDGE, ACCESSORY, OR OTHER TOOL, OR ANY OTHER OBJECT22
THAT FUNCTIONS AS A TOOL.23
(4) "F
IREARM" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SECTION24
18-1-901.25
(5) "F
IXED MAGAZINE" MEANS AN AMMUNITION-FEEDING DEVICE26
THAT IS PERMANENTLY ATTACHED TO A FIREARM , OR CONTAINED IN AND27
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DETACHABLE MAGAZINE . "FIXED MAGAZINE" DOES NOT INCLUDE AN2
ATTACHED TUBULAR DEVICE DESIGNED TO ACCEPT , AND CAPABLE OF3
OPERATING ONLY WITH, .22 CALIBER RIMFIRE AMMUNITION.4
(6) "G
UN SHOW VENDOR" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO EXHIBITS ,5
SELLS, OFFERS FOR SALE, TRANSFERS, OR EXCHANGES ANY FIREARM ,6
INCLUDING AN ASSAULT WEAPON , AT A GUN SHOW, REGARDLESS OF7
WHETHER THE PERSON ARRANGES WITH A GUN SHOW PROMOTER FOR A8
FIXED LOCATION FROM WHICH TO EXHIBIT , SELL, OFFER FOR SALE,9
TRANSFER, OR EXCHANGE ANY FIREARM, INCLUDING AN ASSAULT WEAPON.10
(7) "L
ICENSED GUN DEALER" OR "LICENSED FIREARMS DEALER"11
MEANS ANY PERSON WHO IS A LICENSED IMPORTER , LICENSED12
MANUFACTURER, OR DEALER WHO IS LICENSED PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C.13
SEC. 923, AS AMENDED, AS A FEDERALLY LICENSED FIREARMS DEALER .14
(8) "P
EACE OFFICER" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN15
SECTION 16-2.5-101.16
(9) "R
APID-FIRE TRIGGER ACTIVATOR" MEANS:17
(a) A
NY MANUAL, POWER-DRIVEN, OR ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT18
IS DESIGNED AND FUNCTIONS TO INCREASE THE RATE OF FIRE OF A19
SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM WHEN THE DEVICE IS ATTACHED TO THE20
FIREARM;21
(b) A
NY PART OF A SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM OR COMBINATION OF22
PARTS THAT IS DESIGNED AND FUNCTIONS TO INCREASE THE RATE OF FIRE23
OF A SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM BY ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR THE24
OPERATOR OF THE FIREARM TO MAKE A SEPARATE MOVEMENT FOR EACH25
INDIVIDUAL FUNCTION OF THE TRIGGER; OR26
(c) A
NY OTHER DEVICE, PART, OR COMBINATION OF PARTS THAT IS27
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FIRE OF A SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM ABOVE THE STANDARD RATE OF FIRE2
FOR A SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM THAT IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH THAT3
DEVICE, PART, OR COMBINATION OF PARTS.4
18-12-603. Manufacture, import, purchase, sale, offer to sell,5
and transfer of ownership of assault weapons prohibited -6
exemptions - penalties. (1) E
XCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN7
SUBSECTIONS (2) AND (3) OF THIS SECTION, A PERSON SHALL NOT8
KNOWINGLY MANUFACTURE , IMPORT, PURCHASE, SELL, OFFER TO SELL, OR9
TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF, OR KNOWINGLY CAUSE THE MANUFACTURE ,10
IMPORTATION, PURCHASE, SALE, OFFER OF SALE, OR TRANSFER OF11
OWNERSHIP OF, AN ASSAULT WEAPON.12
(2) T
HE PROHIBITION DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY13
TO:14 (a) A PERSON WHO IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES15
ARMED FORCES WHILE ON DUTY AND SERVING IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE16
POLICIES OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES;17
(b) THE MANUFACTURE, SALE, OR TRANSFER OF AN ASSAULT18
WEAPON BY A LICENSED FIREARMS MANUFACTURER TO A PEACE OFFICER,19
OR TO AN ENTITY THAT EMPLOYS PEACE OFFICERS ; AND20
(c) THE MANUFACTURE, SALE, OR TRANSFER OF RAPID-FIRE21
TRIGGER ACTIVATORS BY A LICENSED FIREARMS MANUFACTURER TO A22
PEACE OFFICER, OR TO AN ENTITY THAT EMPLOYS PEACE OFFICERS .23
(d) THE MANUFACTURE, SALE, OR TRANSFER OF AN ASSAULT24
WEAPON BY A LICENSED FIREARMS MANUFACTURER TO ANY BRANCH OF25
THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES;26
(e) THE TRANSFER OF AN ASSAULT WEAPON TO A LICENSED27
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OR TO A GUNSMITH FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAINTENANCE , REPAIR,2
MODIFICATION, AND THE SUBSEQUENT RETURN OF THE ASSAULT WEAPON3
TO THE LAWFUL OWNER , PROVIDED THE LAWFUL OWNER IS NOT4
OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY STATUTE ;5
(f) ANY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY ,6
MUSEUM, OR INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTION THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ,7
PROVIDED THAT THE ASSAULT WEAPON IS SECURELY HOUSED AND8
UNLOADED;9
(g) A FORENSIC LABORATORY, OR ANY AUTHORIZED AGENT OR10
EMPLOYEE OF THE LABORATORY , FOR USE EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURSE11
AND SCOPE OF AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES;12
(h) AN ENTITY THAT OPERATES AN ARMORED VEHICLE BUSINESS13
AND AN AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEE OF THE ENTITY WHILE IN THE COURSE AND14
SCOPE OF EMPLOYMENT;15
(i) A LICENSED GUN DEALER WHO HAS REMAINING INVENTORY OF16
ASSAULT WEAPONS ON OR AFTER AUGUST 1, 2024, AND SELLS OR17
TRANSFERS THE REMAINING INVENTORY ONLY TO A NON -COLORADO18
RESIDENT AND THE SALE OR TRANSFER TAKES PLACE OUT OF STATE . A19
SALE OR TRANSFER OF INVENTORY REMAINING ON OR AFTER AUGUST 1,20
2024,
TO A COLORADO RESIDENT OR IN THIS STATE IS A VIOLATION OF THIS21
SECTION.22 (j) A PEACE OFFICER; AND23
(k) AN ENTITY THAT EMPLOYS PEACE OFFICERS FOR USE BY THAT24
ENTITY OR ITS EMPLOYEES.25
(3) AN ASSAULT WEAPON SHALL NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED BY26
AN INDIVIDUAL ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2024, TO ANYONE WITHIN THE STATE,27
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(a) AN HEIR BY BEQUEST OR INTESTATE SUCCESSION ; OR2
(b) A LICENSED GUN OR FIREARMS DEALER, WHO SHALL RENDER3
THE WEAPON INOPERABLE WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE TRANSFER .4
(4) (a) AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY THAT DOES NOT HAVE A PERMIT5
TO SELL FIREARMS BUT SELLS OR ATTEMPTS TO MAKE A PRIVATE SALE OF6
AN ASSAULT WEAPON IN VIOLATION OF SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION7
ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2025, SHALL BE ASSESSED A CIVIL PENALTY IN THE8
AMOUNT OF SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS .9
(b) A LICENSED GUN DEALER, LICENSED FIREARMS DEALER, GUN10
SHOW VENDOR, OR OTHER PERSON THAT HAS A PERMIT TO SELL FIREARMS11
WHO SELLS OR ATTEMPTS TO SELL AN ASSAULT WEAPON IN VIOLATION OF12
SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2025, SHALL BE13
REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. THE DEPARTMENT OF14
REVENUE SHALL TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS AS REQUIRED BY LAW .15
(c) A LICENSED GUN DEALER, LICENSED FIREARMS DEALER, GUN16
SHOW VENDOR, OR OTHER PERSON THAT HAS A PERMIT TO SELL FIREARMS17
THAT PURCHASES AN ASSAULT WEAPON FROM A MANUFACTURER OF18
ASSAULT WEAPONS THAT OPERATES IN COLORADO SHALL BE REPORTED TO19
THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SHALL20
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS AS REQUIRED BY LAW .21
18-12-604. Possession of rapid-fire trigger activators22
prohibited - exemptions - penalties. (1) E
XCEPT AS OTHERWISE23
PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION, A PERSON SHALL NOT24
KNOWINGLY POSSESS A RAPID-FIRE TRIGGER ACTIVATOR.25
(2) T
HE PROHIBITION DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY26
TO:27
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EXTENT THAT THE PERSON IS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED TO ACQUIRE AN2
RAPID-FIRE TRIGGER ACTIVATOR AND DOES SO WHILE ACTING WITHIN THE3
SCOPE OF THE PERSON'S DUTIES;4
(b) T
HE MANUFACTURE , SALE, OR TRANSFER OF RAPID -FIRE5
TRIGGER ACTIVATORS BY A LICENSED FIREARMS MANUFACTURER TO ANY6
BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES;7
(c) A
FORENSIC LABORATORY, OR ANY AUTHORIZED AGENT OR8
EMPLOYEE OF THE LABORATORY , FOR USE EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURSE9
AND SCOPE OF AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES;10
(d) A
LICENSED GUN DEALER WHO HAS REMAINING INVENTORY OF11
RAPID-FIRE TRIGGER ACTIVATORS ON OR AFTER AUGUST 1, 2024, AND12
SELLS OR TRANSFERS THE REMAINING INVENTORY ONLY TO A13
NON-COLORADO RESIDENT AND THE SALE OR TRANSFER TAKES PLACE OUT14
OF STATE. A SALE OR TRANSFER OF INVENTORY REMAINING ON OR AFTER15
A
UGUST 1, 2024, TO A COLORADO RESIDENT OR IN THIS STATE IS A16
VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION.17
(e) A
PEACE OFFICER; AND18
(f) A
N ENTITY THAT EMPLOYS PEACE OFFICERS FOR USE BY THAT19
ENTITY OR ITS EMPLOYEES.20
(3) (a) AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY THAT DOES NOT HAVE A21
PERMIT TO SELL FIREARMS BUT SELLS OR ATTEMPTS TO MAKE A PRIVATE22
SALE OF A RAPID-FIRE TRIGGER ACTIVATOR IN VIOLATION OF SUBSECTION23
(1) OF THIS SECTION ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2025, SHALL BE ASSESSED A24
CIVIL PENALTY IN THE AMOUNT OF SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS.25
(b) A LICENSED GUN DEALER, LICENSED FIREARMS DEALER, GUN26
SHOW VENDOR, OR OTHER PERSON THAT HAS A PERMIT TO SELL FIREARMS27
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VIOLATION OF SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION ON OR AFTER JULY 1,2
2025, SHALL BE REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE . THE3
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SHALL TAKE ACTIONS AS REQUIRED BY LAW .4
(c) A LICENSED GUN DEALER, LICENSED FIREARMS DEALER, GUN5
SHOW VENDOR, OR OTHER PERSON THAT HAS A PERMIT TO SELL FIREARMS6
THAT PURCHASES A RAPID-FIRE TRIGGER ACTIVATOR FROM A7
MANUFACTURER OF RAPID-FIRE TRIGGER ACTIVATORS THAT OPERATES IN8
COLORADO SHALL BE REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. THE9
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SHALL ACTIONS10
AS REQUIRED BY LAW.11
18-12-605. Interstate transportation of assault weapons. THIS12
PART 6 DOES NOT APPLY TO THE TRANSPORTATION OF ASSAULT WEAPONS13
THROUGH THE STATE BY A PERSON WHO IS NOT OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY14
STATE OR FEDERAL LAW FROM TRANSPORTING, SHIPPING, OR RECEIVING A15
FIREARM. A PERSON IS ENTITLED TO TRANSPORT AN ASSAULT WEAPON FOR16
ANY LAWFUL PURPOSE FROM ANY PLACE WHERE THE PERSON MAY17
LAWFULLY POSSESS AND CARRY THE ASSAULT WEAPON TO ANY OTHER18
PLACE WHERE THE PERSON MAY LAWFULLY POSSESS AND CARRY THE19
ASSAULT WEAPON, PROVIDED THAT THE ASSAULT WEAPON IS20
TRANSPORTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS SET21
FORTH IN 18 U.S.C. SEC 926(a).22
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-12-108.7, amend23
(3) as follows:24
18-12-108.7. Unlawfully providing or permitting a juvenile to25
possess a handgun - penalty - unlawfully providing a firearm other26
than a handgun to a juvenile - penalty. (3) With regard to firearms27
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SECTION 18-12-602, A person shall NOT sell, rent, or transfer ownership2
or allow unsupervised possession of a firearm,
INCLUDING AN ASSAULT3
WEAPON AS PROHIBITED PURSUANT TO PART 6 OF THIS ARTICLE 12, with4
or without remuneration to any juvenile without the consent of the5
juvenile's parent or legal guardian. Unlawfully providing a firearm,6
INCLUDING AN ASSAULT WEAPON, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 18-12-602, other7
than a handgun to a juvenile in violation of this subsection (3) is a class8
1 misdemeanor.9
SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,10
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate11
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for12
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state13
institutions.14
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