Federal judge blocks Colorado's law that would've raised legal age to buy a firearm to 21
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) - A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Colorado law that would've raised the legal age to purchase any firearm in Colorado to 21 years old. Starting Monday, Aug. 7, SB23-169 "Increasing Minimum Age to Purchase Firearms," was supposed to take effect in Colorado.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- On Sunday, the Tanner Gun Show took place in Colorado Springs at the Norris Penrose Event Center. The event was the last time people ages 18-20 years old could go buy or trade a gun legally in Colorado. Federal law sets a minimum age for buying firearms.
Well that didn’t take long. On the very same day that a new law took effect in Colorado prohibiting firearm sales to adults under the age of 21, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction...
DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) - A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Colorado law that would've raised the legal age to purchase any firearm in Colorado to 21 years old. Starting Monday, Aug. 7, SB23-169 "Increasing Minimum Age to Purchase Firearms," was supposed to take effect in Colorado.
The law was one of four gun control bills signed by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis in April, following the lead of other states trying to confront a surge in violent crime and mass shootings.
A federal judge granted a temporary ban on a Colorado law that would raise the minimum age to buy guns to 21. The law was signed by Gov. Jared Polis in April and was set to take effect this week.
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