Two of three firearms safety bills got initial hearings in state House committees in the past week.
House Bill 1298 is in part a response to the shooting at the south Boulder King Soopers on March 22. The Democratic-controlled House Judiciary Committee approved the bill on May 5 on a 7-4 party-line vote.
The bill is a comprehensive approach to several issues tied to background checks. It has three components: the first is to bar anyone convicted of a violent misdemeanor from purchasing a gun for five years after the conviction, and that is retroactive, meaning once the bill becomes law, it wou...
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