Resources
This page is made available to provide various supporting resources for offered classes as well as training aids and continuing education materials.
Federal & State Laws
The landscape of legal requirements pertaining to the lawful purchase, ownership, transportation, use, and possession of firearms is ever changing. And, it is your responsiblilty to be aware of and follow every one of them – which can be a daunting task. This section attempts to compile and present federal and Colorado state laws which may apply to you.
DISCLAIMER: Presentation of information regarding federal and state laws that pertain to the lawful purchase, ownership, transportation, use, and possession of firearms should NOT be considered legal advice nor comprehensive in nature. While a best effort to provide information in compliance with CRS 18-12-202.5 is being made, it is your responsibility to be aware of and follow all federal and state laws and you are strongly encouraged to consult with a qualified attorney regarding any and all laws which may exist and would be applicable to you.
Colorado State Laws
SB 13-195 – Concealed Handgun Permit and Training Class [Full Text]
SB 13-197 – Domestic Violence, Firearm Relinquishment [Full Text]
HB 13-1224 – Large Capacity Magazine Ban [Full Text]
HB 13-1228 – InstaCheck Cash Funding [Full Text]
HB 13-1229 – Private Firearm Transfers [Full Text]
HB 18-1077 – Penalty for Burglary of Firearms [Summary] [Full Text]
HB 19-1177 – Extreme Risk Protection Order [Summary] [Full Text]
HB 21-1106 – Safe Storage of Firearms [Summary] [Full Text]
HB 21-1255 – Protection Order Against Domestic Abuser [Summary] [Full Text]
HB 21-1298 – Expand Firearm Transfer Background Check Requirements [Summary] [Full Text]
HB 21-1299 – Office of Gun Violence Prevention [Summary] [Full Text]
SB 21-078 – Lost or Stolen Firearms [Summary] [Full Text]
SB 21-256 – Local Regulation of Firearms [Summary] [Full Text]
HB 22-1086 – The Vote Without Fear Act [Summary] [Full Text]
SB 23-168 – Gun Violence Victims' Access to the Judicial System [Summary] [Full Text]
SB 23-169 – Increasing Minimum Age to Purchase Firearms [Summary] [Full Text]
SB 23-170 – Extreme Risk Protection Order Petitions [Summary] [Full Text]
SB 23-279 – Unserialized Firearms and Firearm Components [Summary] [Full Text]
HB 23-1219 – Waiting Period to Deliver a Firearm [Summary] [Full Text]
SB 24-003 – Colorado Bureau of Investigation Authorization to Investigate Firearms Crimes [Summary] [Full Text]
SB 24-131 – Prohibiting Carrying Firrearms in Sensitive Spaces [Summary] [Full Text]
HB 24-1174 – Firearms & Ammunition Excise Tax [Summary] [Full Text]
HB 24-1348 – Secure Firearm Storage in a Vehicle [Summary] [Full Text]
HB 24-1349 – Firearms & Ammunition Excise Tax [Summary] [Full Text]
HB 24-1353 – Firearms Dealer equirements & Permit [Summary] [Full Text]
SB 25-003 – Semiautomatic Firearms and Rapid-Fire Devices [Summary] [Full Text]
HB 25-1133 – Requirements for Sale of Firearms Ammunition [Summary] [Full Text]
HB 25-1238 – Gun Show Requirements [Summary] [Full Text]
Federal Laws
This Legislation regulated interstate and foreign commerce in firearms, including importation, "prohibited persons", and licensing provisions. [Original Full Text] [Web Source]
The GCA has been updated and revisited over the years. [This appears to be the current version of the law.]
The 'NICS Improvement Act of 2008' was incorporated into the GCA "to improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and for other purposes." [Full Text]
A 'Bipartisan Safer Communities Act' was also incorporated into the GCA in 2022. This legislation added or amended the GCA in the subjects of juvenile records for NICS, better defined what 'engaged in the business' means for firearm manufacturers, and added law pertaining to straw purchasing of firearms and domestic violence. [Full Text]
The NFA was originally enacted in 1934. Similar to the current NFA, the original Act imposed a tax on the making and transfer of firearms defined by the Act, as well as a special (occupational) tax on persons and entities engaged in the business of importing, manufacturing, and dealing in NFA firearms. The law also required the registration of all NFA firearms with the Secretary of the Treasury. Firearms subject to the 1934 Act included shotguns and rifles having barrels less than 18 inches in length, certain firearms described as “any other weapons,” machine guns, and firearm mufflers and silencers. [Web Source]
The NFA has been updated and revisited over the years. [This appears to be the current version of the law.]
One of the noteworthy updates was the 'Firearm Owners' Protection Act. In 1986, this Act amended the NFA definition of “silencer” by adding combinations of parts for silencers and any part intended for use in the assembly or fabrication of a silencer. The Act also amended the GCA to prohibit the transfer or possession of machine guns. Exceptions were made for transfers of machine guns to, or possession of machine guns by, government agencies, and those lawfully possessed before the effective date of the prohibition, May 19, 1986. [Full Text of FOPA]