Tag: Firearms
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Federal judge declines to block Colorado’s ‘ghost gun’ prohibition
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge on Thursday rejected a request from gun rights advocates to block a recent Colorado law prohibiting the possession and transport of certain firearm components not imprinted with a serial number — known as “ghost guns.” To address the proliferation of guns privately assembled from kits…
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Federal judge blocks Colorado law raising firearm-purchase age, lets waiting period take effect
A federal judge on Monday granted the request of two Colorado residents to block a new Colorado law generally raising the age limit for purchasing firearms to 21. At the same time, in a separate lawsuit, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer declined to bar enforcement of another recently-enacted law establishing a three-day…
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Police identify man arrested in shooting death of Arvada police officer
Arvada police have arrested Sonny Thomas Almanza, 31, of Arvada on suspicion of murdering a peace officer in connection with the shooting death of Officer Dillon Michael Vakoff, court records show. Vakoff was fatally shot around 1:40 a.m. Sunday while responding to a disturbance in the 6700 block of West 51st Avenue. Almanza and a…
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Gun rights activists sue to stop enforcement of Colorado’s 2013 large capacity magazine ban
Gun rights activists on Tuesday sued Gov. Jared Polis, asking a Denver district court to stop enforcement of a 2013 state law that bans the possession of large capacity magazines capable of accepting more than 15 rounds. The National Foundation for Gun Rights, the legal arm of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, and two Colorado residents…
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Colorado lawmakers advance election bills, reject measure eliminating vote by mail
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado House and Senate committees this week worked through a slate of election bills intended to tighten internal security controls, ban firearms at polling places, help residents who lost homes in last year’s Boulder County…
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6th most firearms in U.S. confiscated at Denver International Airport this year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Transportation Security Administration personnel have confiscated a record number of firearms since the beginning of the year and many of them have been seized at Denver International Airport, officials said. As of Wednesday, the TSA reports that it has confiscated 4,654 firearms, which is the…
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Concealed carry permits appointments suspended until further notice in Denver County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Are you a Denver resident and just finished a concealed carry weapons (CCW) permit class? Well, it could be a while you can make an appointment to certify your permit. Officials from the Denver Police…