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California gun safety regulations going into effect Jan. 1. In September, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a series of laws aimed at strengthening gun safety regulations.Those include requiring ...
Virginia passed the Uniform Machine Gun Act, which was drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] The only firearms in Virginia that are prohibited are the Armsel Striker , also known as the Striker 12, similar shotguns, and any "plastic firearms."
In Rocky Mountain Gun Owners v. Polis, 467 P.3d 314 (Colo. 2020), the Colorado Supreme Court held that the state law banning magazines capable of holding more than 15 rounds did not violate Article II, Section 13 of the Colorado Constitution. The plaintiffs did not challenge the law on Second Amendment grounds.
Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition.State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the U.S. territories) vary considerably, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws, although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.
Sen. Tom Sullivan, D-Centennial, a sponsor of Senate Bill 25-003, speaks about the firearms legislation on Thursday, February 13, 2025. ©Courtesy The Colorado Channel
Colorado's Democratic-controlled House on Sunday passed a bill that would ban the sale and transfer of semiautomatic firearms, a major step for the legislation after roughly the same bill was ...
Nucla became the first city to mandate gun ownership in Colorado. With just around 700 people, Nucla passed what they call the "Home Protection Ordinance" in 2013, but does not actually enforce it. 4.
Among the list of firearms identified as 'assault firearms' are the Colt AR-15, AK variants and all 'M1 Carbine Type' variants. Some New Jersey gun advocates have called its laws "draconian". Attorney Evan Nappen, author of several books on New Jersey gun laws, says the term is "misapplied and carries with it a pejorative meaning." [73]