This week, the Boulder County Commissioners unanimously voted – without allowing public comments – to pass a gun control package to infringe on your Second Amendment rights. Citizens will finally be given the opportunity to comment on the five, anti-gun ordinances at a public hearing on August 2nd. The County Commissioners will consider oral comments at the meeting, and written comments must be submitted online by July 31st on the county’s website.
Last year, Colorado became one of the few states in which the state legislature does not have the sole authority to regulate firearms. This enables Colorado’s counties and municipalities to pass a patchwork of confusing and conflicting local laws throughout the state.
The gun control package includes the following five restrictions:
Banning the sale of firearms to anyone under the age of 21
Requiring a waiting period of 10 days to sell or purchase a firearm
Prohibiting the carrying of firearms in sensitive public places
Banning the sale of “assault rifles,” along with “large” magazines and trigger activators
Regulating the possession of unfinished gun frames and guns without serial numbers, sometimes referred to as “ghost guns”
July 31st.
