Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) signed four gun control bills into law on Friday morning.
The new laws raise the age in which a person can legally purchase a firearm to 21, establishes a three-day waiting period, extends the application of the state’s Extreme Risk Protection Order law (Red Flag Law), and streamlines the process by which victims of gun violence can file lawsuits against the firearms industry.
According to the AP, proponents of the bills say the new regulations are meant to “reduce suicides and teenage violence.”
“Coloradans deserve to be safe in our communities, in our schools, our grocery stores, nightclubs, and everywhere in between,” Polis said during the signing ceremony.
From The Gateway Pundit:
Under Senate Bill 23-170, district attorneys, educators, mental health professionals and other medical providers will be able to petition a judge to confiscate guns from a potentially dangerous person. Previously, only law enforcement and family members had that power under the state’s Extreme Risk Protection Order law, also known as the red flag law, which was created in 2019. The expansion aims to increase utilization of the process and extend the petition authority to people who interact with an at-risk person regularly. It is a recognition that some law enforcement officials have been reluctant to use the red flag law when potentially appropriate due to concerns over the Second Amendment.
