On Monday, Colorado lawmakers advanced anti-gun legislation aimed at cracking down on homemade firearms including firearms produced with 3D printers, in what gun rights supporters say is the latest escalation in the state’s war on guns.
House Bill 1144, sponsored by longtime gun grabber Senator Tom Sullivan, passed the Colorado Senate by a party-line vote of 23-12,
Originally, the legislation would’ve expanded existing restrictions by targeting not just the firearms themselves, but also the digital blueprints and tools used to create them.
Additionally, possessing or distributing “digital instructions” for manufacturing firearm components could become a criminal offense, with repeat violations escalating to Class 5 felony charges carrying prison time and steep fines.
However, the Friday before the vote, Sullivan proposed a late amendment to strip out that section of the bill amidst Governor Polis threatening to veto the bill.
Colorado has already enacted strict gun control measures in recent years, including a ban on unserialized firearms and new purchasing requirements for many semi-automatic weapons set to take effect in 2026.
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners and the National Association for Gun Rights argue that homemade firearms have long been part of American history and fall within the protections of the Second Amendment.
The bill now heads to the the House for a procedural vote before it moves to Governor Polis’s desk.
Read more at The Denver Post.
