Colorado: Final House Vote on Slate of Gun Control TODAY!

Dear [Lawmaker],

As a fellow Coloradan and your constituent, I strongly urge you to OPPOSE HB 26-1126, SB 26-004, and SB 26-043.

House Bill 26-1126 overhauls state-level "industry standards" for Federal Firearms Licensees, and includes:
-Requiring a state permit for a dealer to transfer firearms, not merely to conduct the business of dealing.
-Expanding mandatory training requirements for dealers and their employees.

Implementing costly mandatory security requirements at the dealers' expense.
-Expanding record-keeping obligations to cover all firearm transactions, shifting the emphasis away from only pistols and revolvers.
-Fines for violations can reach as high as $100,000 for a dealer's second or later violations.

Senate Bill 26-004 broadly expands who can request an extreme risk protection order to include "institutional petitioners." This catch-all category is designed to be interpreted broadly by including anyone who is associated with a school, university, or healthcare facility.

Senate Bill 26-043, places additional hurdles on firearm dealers that are highly regulated under both Federal and State law, including:
-Requiring all firearm barrels to be sold or transferred in person through an FFL. Private and online sales are not permitted.
-Establishing criminal and civil penalties for possession, transfer, and sale, including civil infractions to misdemeanors.
-Creating an age requirement to purchase a barrel.
-Mandating FFLs to record all sales and transfers using a form supplied by the Colorado Bureau of Investigations, which must be kept for at least five years. This effectively establishes a permanent registry of firearm owners.

These bills do nothing to address crime in our state, and only place further penalties on law-abiding gun owners and businesses.

Again, I urge you to OPPOSE all of these bills on the floor.

Thank you for all that you do for our great state.

Sincerely,
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