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Governor Polis Signs New Bill Into Law to Expand State's Red Flag Gun Law
The change extends petition rights to schools, colleges and health care facilities, with 692 filings and 478 firearm removals since 2020, officials said.
- On Monday, Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation expanding Colorado's red flag law, allowing K-12 schools, colleges, health care facilities, and treatment centers to petition courts for temporary firearm removal.
- Senate Bill 4 builds on the state's 2019 red flag law that originally allowed family members and law enforcement to petition judges for temporary firearm removal if someone posed a danger to themselves or others.
- Between 2020 and 2024, the Colorado Office of Gun Violence Prevention reported 692 petitions filed under the red flag law, with 478 resulting in temporary firearm removals, demonstrating the law's effectiveness.
- Republicans uniformly opposed the measure, with Sen. Lynda Zamora Wilson, R-Colorado Springs, arguing during Senate debate that the expansion could "inflict unnecessary harm" on innocent citizens and strain resources.
- Sen. Tom Sullivan, D-Centennial, led the bill as part of Democrats' broader gun control package this year, motivated by personal experience after his son Alex was killed in the 2012 Aurora theater shooting.
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs measure expanding who can petition to remove someone’s guns under ‘red flag’ law
Institutions like K-12 schools, colleges, health care facilities and treatment centers will now have the ability to petition a judge to temporarily remove someone’s firearms under a Colorado law signed Monday by Gov. Jared Polis. The measure, Senate Bill 4, builds on the state’s 2019 “red flag” law that allows certain people to seek a court order to remove someone’s access to guns for up to one year, if that person is deemed a threat to themsel…
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs expansion of red flag law, allowing more people to seek gun removals
DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis signed an expansion of Colorado’s red flag law on Monday afternoon, allowing more people to file extreme risk protection order requests with the courts to remove a person’s firearms. This year’s Senate Bill 4 builds…
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Daily CameraGov. Jared Polis signs expansion of red flag law, allowing more people to seek gun removals
Gov. Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 4 into law Monday afternoon, expanding who can file extreme risk protection order requests with the courts to remove a person's firearms.
Governor Polis signs new bill into law to expand state's red flag gun law
Monday, Governor Jared Polis signed a new bill into law to expand the state's red flag gun law. The new law allows more groups to ask a judge to temporarily take away someone's firearms.Healthcare facilities and schools can now file a petition if they believe someone is a danger to themselves or others.The new law takes effect immediately.Governor Polis signed the original red flag bill into law in 2019 during his first year in office._______Wat…
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