{"id":2577413,"date":"2026-03-08T12:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T16:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-bill-in-colorado-would-make-it-illegal-to-own-images-of-guns-that-are-too-detailed\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T12:26:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T16:26:56","slug":"dem-bill-in-colorado-would-make-it-illegal-to-own-images-of-guns-that-are-too-detailed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-bill-in-colorado-would-make-it-illegal-to-own-images-of-guns-that-are-too-detailed\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem. Bill in Colorado Would Make It Illegal to Own Images of Guns That Are Too Detailed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fdem-bill-in-colorado-would-make-it-illegal-to-own-images-of-guns-that-are-too-detailed%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=2577413&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--><p>Colorado is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">moving forward<\/a> with HB26-1144, a bill that would curb 3D-printed guns by restricting digital files and instructions used too manufacture firearms. The measure would <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ban possessing computer-aided design files<\/a> and other \u201cdigital instructions\u201d that could be used to print a gun or its parts, and would treat first offenses as misdemeanors with felonies for later violations. Democrats frame the bill as an extension of a 2023 law banning ghost guns, while Republicans argue it infringes on constitutional rights and could be evaded via cross-state printing or vpns. The legislation would also bar most people from selling or transferring firearm barrels, except for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-unveil-new-atf-nominee\/\" title=\"Biden to Unveil New ATF Nominee\">federally licensed dealers<\/a>. The debate is reflected in accompanying coverage and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-with-any-pronouns-arrested-for-assassination-threats-against-conservatives-on-campus-44\/\" title=\"Leftist with &#039;Any Pronouns&#039; Arrested for Assassination Threats Against Conservatives on Campus\">social-media posts cited<\/a> by supporters and opponents, including references to other states pursuing similar crackdowns.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Colorado is moving forward with a bill that could regulate digital records showing citizens how to use a 3D printer to make a gun.<\/p>\n<p>The bill is HB26-1144, and it puts new limits on what a 3D printer could do, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techspot.com\/news\/111433-colorado-bill-could-criminalize-possessing-3d-gun-files.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TechSpot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The measure would not only ban making a gun or key components of one, but would also criminalize what are called &ldquo;digital instructions&rdquo; that can program a machine to make the gun or parts.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation would ban having computer-aided design instructions if they are going to be used to make a gun, or d with someone else trying to make one.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Colorado house representatives pass the prohibition of files that could print guns and gun parts.<\/p>\n<p>Make no mistake, this is a book ban and an attack on the 2nd and the 1st amendment.<\/p>\n<p>Every name in green in this photo should be removed from the Colorado capitol in handcuffs.&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OBwjiMmvw7\">pic.twitter.com\/OBwjiMmvw7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alicia Garcia (@boomstickbabe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/boomstickbabe\/status\/2028628377763258377?\">March 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Colorado bill treats first offenses as misdemeanors, but later violations become felonies.<\/p>\n<p>The report noted that some states are trying to crack down on the printers themselves so that they cannot be made to produce a gun.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the Colorado House moved forward with the bill as Democrats steamrolled Republican objections, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denvergazette.com\/2026\/02\/27\/colorado-lawmakers-advance-ban-on-3d-printed-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Denver Gazette<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats framed the bill as adding to a 2023 law that banned possessing or selling so-called ghost guns, which are assembled by individuals and do not have a serial number. The bill did not ban making a ghost gun.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado State Rep. Dusty Johnson, a Republican, said the bill and others like it are &ldquo;chipping away at a fundamental right that we as Americans have.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are here to represent the voices of those who elected us to serve them,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;That means representing their values, not dictating what their values are and what they cannot do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson described the ban on instructions for printing a gun as a type of censorship.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado State Rep. Ron Weinberg, a Republican, said the law is merely feel-good legislation that fails to consider the ease of evading it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; BREAKING:<br \/> Colorado House Democrats have passed HB26-1144, the anti-3D printed bill.<\/p>\n<p>This sweeping legislation seeks to regulate and criminalize the sharing of any 3D model or code that could be used to produce a firearm.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to measures pushed in California and New&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2jL3CB7Q2i\">pic.twitter.com\/2jL3CB7Q2i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; National Association for Gun Rights (@gunrights) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gunrights\/status\/2028580265950400947?\">March 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For example, he said, a resident could easily cross state lines to print a firearm, or use a VPN so that no one knows a Colorado resident is downloading banned material.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no enforcement on this. This is a nothing bill,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Internet distribution, in case you didn&rsquo;t know, is borderless. There is no border for the internet.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2026\/03\/02\/colorado-gun-control-3d-printing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Denver Post<\/a>, Colorado lawmakers are also backing a proposal that would ban anyone except for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-strategy-for-combating-surge-in-crime-focuses-largely-on-combating-gun-violence\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Strategy For Combating Surge In Crime Focuses Largely On Combating \u2018... 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