Politics
Red Flag Bill Draws Lawsuits
The Red Flag Bill, or, House Bill 19-1177 Extreme Risk Protection Order, was signed into law on April 12th by Colorado Governor Jared Polis. While the bill will not got into effect until January 1st, 2020, opponents of the measure have made their displeasure known in the form of lawsuits. Gun rights activist group, Rocky…
Read MoreCO Sheriff Would Rather Go to Jail
A Colorado Sheriff would rather go to jail then enforce a new gun control measure that is set to go into effect next year. The Extreme Risk Protection Order, also known as the Red Flag Bill, allows family members, roommates, or law enforcement officials to petition a judge to have a person’s firearm taken away…
Read MoreGun Owners to Boulder Officials “We Will Not Comply”
A plan to “Certify” gun owners in Boulder, CO turned out to be a whopping failure when only 342 of the estimated thousands of assault rifles were turned in by the December 31st, 2018 deadline. According to Ordinance 8245, “City of Boulder residents who, prior to June 15, 2018, were legally in possession of an…
Read MoreEl Paso County Makes Decision for CCW in Schools
Board of Education District 2 in El Paso County voted unanimously to allow trained teachers and other staff members to carry concealed on school property.
Read MoreAttack Ad Taken Down After Father Threatens Legal Action
An ad by a political group is being changed after the father of a 16-year-old girl killed in Bailey CO, condemned the ad and threatened legal action.
Read MoreColorado House Kills 3 Gun Bills in One Day
Colorado Democrats on the state House’s State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee voted 6-3 in party-line votes to “postpone indefinitely” House Bills 1036, 1037 and 1097. Such a move usually means a death sentence in Colorado’s Legislature.
Read MoreColorado Schools Move Forward with Arming Employees
A measure that encourages Colorado schools to provide firearms training for its security guards, and pave the way for more teachers be armed in the classroom cleared its first committee this week.
Read MoreColorado Senate Election 2016: Where the Candidates Stand on Guns
The 2016 election is only a few days away and while everyone knows the presidential candidates’ stances on guns, for many the state elections, which can cause affect laws in each individual state just as much, if not more than the presidency. We here at USA Firearm Training believe that a well-informed populace is a…
Read MoreUS 10th Circuit Court Strikes Down Lawsuit against High Capacity Magazine Ban
On Tuesday March 22nd the case was heard by a three-judge panel and dismissed for several reasons, primarily, a lack of legal weight. The spokesperson for the panel, Nancy Moritz wrote that: ” The mere possibility that ‘some day’ a member…
Read MorePro Gun Bills Die in Colorado House
SB 16-017 would have allowed Colorado citizens to carry a concealed handgun without being required to obtain the Colorado concealed handgun permit. A concept generally referred to as “Constitutional Carry” in the gun right community.
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