DENVER — The bill attempting to ban the purchase of a long list of so-called "assault weapons" has failed for the second consecutive year.
House Bill 1292 was expected to be heard this week in the Senate State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee, but its sponsor, Sen. Julie Gonzales, D-Denver, announced Monday that she would ask the committee to end it.
"I intend to request that the Senate State Veterans and Military Affairs committee postpone indefinitely HB24-1292, the assault weapons ban, on May 7, 2024," Gonzales said in a statement. "That being said, I couldn’t be prouder of my colleagues in the House of Representatives for passing an assault weapons ban for the first time in Colorado history."
Gonzales added that "after thoughtful conversations with my Senate colleagues, I decided that more conversations need to take place outside of the pressure cooker of the Capitol during the last weeks of the legislative session. In that spirit, I look forward to renewing and continuing those discussions over the interim. It is clear that survivors of devastating gun violence, responsible gun owners, and local and national policy advocates remain committed to doing the work necessary to save lives — and an assault weapons ban will do just that."
Progressive Democrats have tried for two years to ban a variety of weapons, with the common thread being anything detachable, which raised concerns that the law might apply to more than just "assault weapons."
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