Repeal Restrictions on Rifle and Shotgun Purchases/Sales Signed into Law

[Robb]

http://www.nraila.org/legislation/st...-into-law.aspx

Last Friday, May 2, Senate Bill 135 was signed into law by Governor John Hickenlooper (D). SB 135 enacts a long-overdue alignment of Colorado with forty-two other states that allow their residents to purchase rifles and shotguns in non-contiguous states, provided the purchase or transfer complies with state and federal law. SB 135 takes effect on August 6, 2014.

SB 135, sponsored by state Senator Greg Brophy (R-1), repeals restrictions in state law relating to the purchase and sale of rifles and shotguns in non-contiguous states, and will permit the purchase and sale of firearms in states not bordering Colorado by both residents and non-residents. SB 135 is an important pro-gun reform which repeals outdated restrictions, providing Colorado residents the freedom to purchase long guns in states beyond their immediate borders.

Your NRA thanks Senator Brophy for championing this bill, and countless NRA members across Colorado for their unwavering support and commitment to the Second Amendment.

While this legislation is a step in the right direction, critical reforms are still needed after last year’s egregious anti-gun laws were passed, making this election year one of the most important in years. Know that your NRA-ILA is standing guard and will continue to update you as the legislative session progresses and as the 2014 election approaches. Please stay tuned to your e-mail inbox and www.nraila.org for further updates.

[MarkCO]

Thanks for posting that. I must have missed it mixed in with all the junk in my email folder.

[Ranger353]

So what does this mean exactly? Can I drive up to Wyoming and buy a rifle and bring it home to Colorado legally?

[crays]

So what does this mean exactly? Can I drive up to Wyoming and buy a rifle and bring it home to Colorado legally?

You always could. Just not a handgun.

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[mindfold]

You could always do that. But now you can go to Michigan and buy one and bring it back.

[davsel]

Don't you still have to pass a CBI check though?

[Great-Kazoo]

Don't you still have to pass a CBI check though?

4473. depends which way the state you purchase in does theirs. Not every state uses their BI but directly to the NCIC / feds

[davsel]

4473. depends which way the state you purchase in does theirs. Not every state uses their BI but directly to the NCIC / feds

Either way, there's paperwork involved. Correct?

[USMC88-93]

Before you still could buy one but it had to be transfered to a Colorado FFL where you then had to do the background checks (you couldn't take direct possession of it). Apparently this will now allow for direct purchase and possession in non contiguous states. My question would now be what abouit AR-15's that have 30 round magazines. Can I legally buy one in those states since they are legal there or is it illegal for a Colorado resident to purchase such a rifle in another state. I have seen how the Cabellas in Nebraska have "Colorado resident rifles" and everything else is off limits.

[crays]

Before you still could buy one but it had to be transfered to a Colorado FFL where you then had to do the background checks (you couldn't take direct possession of it). Apparently this will now allow for direct purchase and possession in non contiguous states. My question would now be what abouit AR-15's that have 30 round magazines. Can I legally buy one in those states since they are legal there or is it illegal for a Colorado resident to purchase such a rifle in another state. I have seen how the Cabellas in Nebraska have "Colorado resident rifles" and everything else is off limits.

Contiguous states allowed for purchase of long guns through their standard procedure. Handguns had to shipped to FFL.
This pertains to in-person purchase. Perhaps you are referencing online purchase? Store policy and certain quirky other-state laws may have been a factor in some peoples' experiences. Regarding 15+ round magazines, see the previous sentence, particularly since our new legislation went into effect. Everyone is going to cover their butts on that part.
My interpretation of that legislation that in is not legal to bring the 30rd mag home with you, even if they did include it with your purchase. I will state that I have not head the new law referenced above. So, legal to purchase the rifle and bring it home, but still constrained by mag limit law.

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