Colorado’s latest wave of gun restrictions has left law-abiding citizens scrambling, sheriff’s offices overwhelmed, and firearms instructors stretched thin. Supporters of the measures claim they will promote safety, but critics say they were designed to make it harder for ordinary Coloradans to exercise their Second Amendment rights.
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House Bill 24-1174, signed by Gov. Jared Polis in 2024, went into effect July 1 of this year. The law forces anyone applying for a concealed handgun permit (CHP) to jump through new hoops: eight hours of in-person classroom training, a written test with at least 80% accuracy, and a live-fire requirement of 50 rounds shot at 70% accuracy.
The effect was immediate. Weld and Larimer counties saw a flood of applications in the weeks before the law kicked in. Weld County reported an application spike of more than 324% in June compared to the year before. Captain Matt Turner of the Weld County Sheriff’s Office described scenes never witnessed before:
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