{"id":1992106,"date":"2023-08-05T18:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T22:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorados-new-age-requirement-for-firearm-purchases-takes-effect-monday\/"},"modified":"2023-08-05T18:15:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T22:15:08","slug":"colorados-new-age-requirement-for-firearm-purchases-takes-effect-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorados-new-age-requirement-for-firearm-purchases-takes-effect-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting Monday, Colorado enforces new age limit for buying firearms."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolorados-new-age-requirement-for-firearm-purchases-takes-effect-monday%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1992106&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Age Restriction on Gun Purchases in Colorado<\/h2>\n<p>A new age restriction on gun purchases in Colorado will become\u2064 official on Monday. \u2062Starting August 7, only \u2063individuals who are 21 years old or older \u2064will be\u2064 able to purchase firearms, firearm frames or receivers, or firearm silencers, as stated \u200din SB 23-169, a law signed in April.<\/p>\n<h3>Consequences\u200d for Violation<\/h3>\n<p>Anyone \u200bfound guilty of selling a gun to someone below the age requirement could be convicted\u2063 of a class-2 misdemeanor. Previously,\u200d the\u2062 age limit in the state was set at 18 years \u200dold, and it was considered a felony to sell firearms to juveniles.<\/p>\n<h3>Exceptions \u200cto the Law<\/h3>\n<p>Under the new law, there are exceptions for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorados-new-age-requirement-for-firearm-purchases-takes-effect-monday\/\" title=\"Starting Monday, Colorado enforces new age limit for buying firearms.\">family members gifting\u2064 guns<\/a> to 18-year-olds,\u200d officers, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-hammers-bidens-defense-cuts-critical-race-trainings\/\" title=\"Pence Hammers Biden\u2019s Defense Cuts, Critical Race Trainings\">active duty members<\/a> of the U.S. Armed\u2062 Forces.<\/p>\n<h3>Supporters and Opposition<\/h3>\n<p>State House Majority \u2064Leader Rep.\u200d Monica Duran,\u2063 a \u200cDemocratic representative, was one\u2064 of the prime sponsors of the\u200b bill. On her website, she identifies herself \u2062as &#8220;a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mo-state-lawmakers-push-forward-2nd-amendment-protections\/\" title=\"Mo. state lawmakers push forward 2nd Amendment protections\">responsible gun owner<\/a>&#8221; and expresses pride in \u2063supporting \u2062the\u2063 legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Attempts \u2064by Republicans to \u2064block the bill\u2062 through late-night filibustering were unsuccessful. The legislation gained \u2062momentum following\u2064 the Colorado Springs LGBT nightclub shooting last year,\u200c where the shooter, who\u2063 legally purchased the guns himself, was 22 years old at the time.<\/p>\n<h3>Gun-Related Incidents in Colorado<\/h3>\n<p>According to\u2063 the CDC&#8217;s most recent \u200cdata, over 1,000 people in Colorado died from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-school-violence-disciplinary-issues-surge-from-coronavirus-lockdowns\/\" title=\"Report: School Violence, Disciplinary Issues Surge from Coronavirus Lockdowns\">gun-related incidents<\/a> in 2021. The majority of these \u2064deaths were suicides, accounting for three-quarters \u2062of all gun \u2062deaths. The largest group affected by firearm deaths were\u200d individuals between the ages of 25 and 44, as reported by Axios.<\/p>\n<h3>Age Restrictions in Other States<\/h3>\n<p>Currently, there\u2063 are 23 states, including \u2064the District of Columbia, that allow\u200d 18-year-olds to purchase long guns. With the new law, Colorado joins California, Connecticut, \u200dDelaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Vermont in raising the age limit to 21.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">CLICK HERE TO\u2062 READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting Monday, a new age restriction on gun purchases will be implemented in Colorado. Individuals must be at least 21 years old to buy firearms, firearm frames or receivers, or firearm silencers. This law, SB 23-169, was signed in April. 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