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It had to happen eventually. Letting no crisis go to waste, the Colorado State Legislature has been putting together an anti-gun set of bills in response to the shooting at the King Soopers in Boulder.
According to the Colorado Sun, a bill that would temporarily prohibit people convicted of a violent misdemeanor from purchasing a firearm will likely be part of a package of gun legislation Democratic state lawmakers are preparing to introduce. The package will also include a measure closing the so-called Charleston loophole, which allows gun sellers to transfer a weapon to a buyer after three business days, even if a background check hasn’t been completed.
Democrats also want to eliminate a law prohibiting counties and municipalities from enacting gun regulations that are more strict than what’s in state statute. Finally, the package is expected to include money dedicated to gun violence prevention efforts, including a public education campaign to inform Coloradans about the state’s red flag law. A ban on assault weapons in Colorado is not included in the initial slate of legislation, and it appears unlikely that such a bill will be introduced this year.
“There’s still a lot of work to do and a lot of details to be figured out,” Senate Majority Leader Steve Fenberg, a Boulder Democrat, said during a town hall in which he discussed the coming legislation. Fenberg said while none of the measures are 100% ironed out yet, they are “the ideas rising to the top.”