Colorado’s Democratic lawmakers have killed an ambitious bill that would have banned the sale and transfer of semiautomatic firearms, including some pistols, shotguns and rifles
Wednesday, joining the blue bastions of California and New York. But Colorado's Democratic-controlled Legislature was split on the issue, underscoring the state's purple roots, tensions between urban and rural constituents, and an ongoing push-and-pull between progressive and moderate Democrats that has defined this year's legislative session.
Democratic Rep. Marc Snyder, who voted against the bill, said he'd told constituents he’d work to reduce gun violence."But the other thing I told them was that I had no interest in taking guns away from law-abiding citizens. And the, bill I believe, does.” The Legislature has already cleared a number of less ambitious gun control bills. Those include strengthening red-flag laws — which allow a judge to temporarily remove someone’s firearm if they pose a risk to themselves or others — along with raising the age for buying a gun to 21 and installing a three-day waiting period following the a gun purchase. Another bill would empower victims of gun violence to lodge civil suits against the gun industry.
Polis, along with Democratic leadership in Colorado's House and Senate, was wary of the proposed semiautomatic firearm ban. Support for gun rights remains strong in the state's vast rural areas, and lawmakers are mindful thattriggered by their support for tougher gun laws after the Aurora shooting.
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