On Sunday, Colorado‘s Democratic-majority House advanced a measure aimed at banning the sale and transfer of semiautomatic firearms. The bill, which got through on a 35-27 vote, is set to be introduced next in the Democratic-led state Senate.
Should the legislation succeed, Colorado would join other states, including California, Illinois, and New York, in instituting such bans. However, the proposed bill potentially faces tougher opposition in the state Senate than it did in the House. Governor Jared Polis, a Democrat, has also expressed hesitation towards the concept in the past.
Democrats previously passed four more moderate gun control bills, signed into law by Gov. Polis. These cover raising the legal firearm purchasing age, instituting a waiting period between gun purchase and receipt, adjusting the state’s red flag law, and modifying legal protections for the gun industry. These actions followed a mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub that left five people dead.
Opponents, largely Republicans, have labeled the proposed law as an excessive encroachment on the Second Amendment, arguing that it does not address root issues like mental health and societal value for life.
It appears that the Biden regime is emboldening anti-Second Amendment Democrats. The Colorado bill follows the introduction of a draconian national bill by Democrats in Congress that seeks to ban gun ranges and private security.
