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HB1180 passes both Houses, heading to Governor's Desk
The bill survived a battle in the Senate, where anti-gun lobbyists and legislators tried to amend the bill to require a statewide database of permit holders. Due to the heroic defense of the bill by Sen. Greg Brophy -- who called the legislation a mere pre-approval, since concealed carry permit holders have already undergone an extensive background check -- the bill stayed true to the intent of the original bill. Senate Democrats did manage to change the bill with two amendments:
For a valid Colorado Concealed Carry Permit Holder who is buying a firearm, the process is quite a bit streamlined, though permit holders will be required to have a permit issued after January 2010 (with the new "standardized" look). They will simply present their CCW permit (again, only Colorado permits allow you to bypass) to a dealer, and they'll skip the wait of a Brady Check (though there are still requirements to fill out the BATFE's 4473 form). What you can do:Call Governor Ritter's office at (303) 866-2471 and urge him to sign HB1180. If you prefer e-mail, click here to demand Bill Ritter sign HB-1180, the Brady Bypass Bill.Want to help even more? Become a Force Multiplier! Our office has literally tens of thousands of phone numbers for Colorado gun owners and freedom activists. We'd like to contact them all -- and give them the opportunity to be connected (on our dime) to Governor Ritter's office to urge him to allow HB1180 to become law. But we simply can't afford it -- unless you help, today! You can donate to this project and become a Force Multiplier by clicking here: But you must do it quickly. It takes time to set up this kind of program, and we can't afford to do it unless we get a lot of help. Any amount
you can donate -- whether it's $50, $500 or just $5 -- will be used to contact
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