/tags/assault-weapons Assault Weapons en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT /politics/2025-04-14/what-colorados-latest-gun-law-actually-does Starting in August 2026, the manufacture, sale and purchase of certain semiautomatic firearms that can accept detachable ammunition magazines will be outlawed in Colorado. But there are some exceptions. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT /politics/2025-04-14/what-colorados-latest-gun-law-actually-does Jesse Paul /politics/2025-03-14/purplish-colorado-lawmakers-hit-halftime-at-the-state-capitol With less than 60 days left to go and plenty of big, controversial bills still in play, it’s crunch time for state lawmakers. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 21:12:15 GMT /politics/2025-03-14/purplish-colorado-lawmakers-hit-halftime-at-the-state-capitol Bente Birkeland, Lucas Brady Woods, Jesse Paul /news/2025-01-24/colorado-gun-stores-say-proposed-law-would-make-a-large-share-of-their-merchandise-illegal Senate Bill 3 is aimed at making it harder for people to violate the state’s 15-round magazine limit. But the gun industry warns that it would also have a major effect on their business and that it presents safety and liability issues. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT /news/2025-01-24/colorado-gun-stores-say-proposed-law-would-make-a-large-share-of-their-merchandise-illegal Lucas Brady Woods, Jesse Paul /news/2021-04-13/we-asked-coloradans-how-lawmakers-should-respond-to-the-boulder-shooting-their-ideas-are-diverse A gun-owning Democrat who leads horseback adventure in San Miguel County is torn over the idea of an assault weapons ban. A former corrections officer living in Cortez says lawmakers should focus on strengthening laws already on the books. Tue, 13 Apr 2021 22:13:26 GMT /news/2021-04-13/we-asked-coloradans-how-lawmakers-should-respond-to-the-boulder-shooting-their-ideas-are-diverse Scott Franz /npr-news/2019-08-13/the-u-s-once-had-a-ban-on-assault-weapons-why-did-it-expire To secure enough votes in 1994, the ban's sponsors in Congress accepted a "sunset provision" — meaning it would last 10 years but need to be reauthorized. Politics in the U.S. changed. Tue, 13 Aug 2019 17:06:36 GMT /npr-news/2019-08-13/the-u-s-once-had-a-ban-on-assault-weapons-why-did-it-expire Ron Elving /community/2018-04-04/boulder-may-soon-ban-sale-and-possession-of-assault-weapons Update April 6, 2018: The Boulder City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that would ban the sale and possession of so-called assault weapons. The… Wed, 04 Apr 2018 21:33:41 GMT /community/2018-04-04/boulder-may-soon-ban-sale-and-possession-of-assault-weapons Erin O'Toole