Four Boulder County municipalities prepared to pass several gun ordinances next week
BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — As conversations of gun reform dominate the national discussion, Colorado lawmakers find themselves at a stalemate when it comes to passing additional gun laws. But for four Boulder County municipalities, six new gun ordinances are expected to pass next Tuesday — measures local lawmakers believe the state should have passed following the Boulder King Soopers mass shooting last year.
Governor Jared Polis signed three gun bills into law after the Boulder King Soopers shooting, which expanded background checks, reversed a ban on prohibiting local governments from creating their own gun regulations and prohibited local jurisdictions from creating laws less lenient than the state's.
The cities of Boulder, Louisville, and Lafayette, along with the Town of Superior, took advantage and began drafting their own ordinances, which include:
banning the sale and possession of assault weapons
banning magazines containing more than 10 rounds
raising the firearm purchasing age from 18 to 21
outlawing open and concealed carry in sensitive places like hospitals, schools and places of worship
instituting a 10-day waiting period to purchase a firearm
requiring firearm dealers to post signs outside of their stores explaining the dangers of firearms
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