Good PSA. We have 36 days left to make an unburdened purchase of anything our legislature has decided is "spooky". Only 5 more days until you are no longer able to pick your own ammo off the shelf....
This is a great time to support your local dealers and hope they can weather the storm for a few years until this gets struck down. If any of you have a rifle on your buy list that is not bolt or lever action, now is the time. A Ruger 10/22 will require an eligibility card to purchase starting next month.
https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb25-003
- Most semiautomatic firearms with detachable magazines are now subject to new purchase requirements.
- Generally includes:
- Semiautomatic rifles with detachable magazines
- Semiautomatic shotguns with detachable magazines
- Gas-operated semiautomatic pistols with detachable magazines
- There are numerous statutory exemptions for certain models and firearm types.
- You must obtain a Firearms Safety Eligibility Card before purchasing one of these firearms.
- Apply through your county sheriff.
- Approval is required before taking the qualifying course.
- Mandatory in-person firearms training is required.
- If you already completed a Colorado-approved hunter education course, you'll generally take a basic 4-hour course.
- If you have not, you'll generally need an extended 12-hour course spread over at least two days.
- A passing score of 90% is required on the final exam.
- CCW classes do not satisfy the new requirement.
- Existing concealed handgun permit training is not considered equivalent.
- The training expires after five years.
- After that, you'll need updated training before purchasing another covered firearm.
- There are new fees.
- A state program fee (currently $52) plus a county sheriff processing fee, which varies by county.
- Private instructors may also charge separately for the required training.
- Rapid-fire conversion devices are prohibited.
- Devices such as bump stocks and certain other rate-of-fire increasing devices are classified as prohibited dangerous weapons.
- Existing owners are generally unaffected.
- If you already legally own a covered firearm before August 1, you may continue to possess it.
- The law primarily regulates future manufacture, sale, transfer, and purchase.