Colorado's House Passes Semiautomatic Firearm Ban
Colorado's Democratic-controlled House has passed a bill to ban the sale and transfer of semiautomatic firearms, sending it to the state Senate, where its chances are uncertain. The legislation, if passed, would align Colorado with 10 other states with similar bans. Democrats argue that such weapons can cause significant harm in a short time, citing past mass shootings in the state, while Republicans oppose the bill as an infringement on Second Amendment rights, advocating for addressing mental illness and other factors instead.