El Paso County Sheriff Joe Roybal issued a statement following the passage of a bill requiring individuals to take firearm safety training before being eligible to purchase certain firearms.
Under Senate Bill 003, Coloradans planning to purchase a semiautomatic weapons with a detachable magazine after Aug. 1, 2026, would be required to take a firearm safety course through Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The bill has passed through both the House and Senate and is on its way to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk, where he is expected to sign it into law.
Roybal, who testified in opposition to the bill along with a number of other county sheriffs, said he was concerned about the the measure’s constitutionality and the harm it could cause to small business owners and law-abiding citizens…