Signed by Governor John Hickenlooper

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits an individual who is subject to a domestic violence protective order or is convicted of domestic violence from possessing a firearm, effective immediately.

Highlights:

• Requires an individual to relinquish any firearm or ammunition in the individual’s immediate possession or control if the individual meets either of the following conditions (Secs. 3 & 4):
• The individual is subject to a mandatory protection order that prohibits harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or the partner’s child; or
• The individual has been convicted of domestic violence.

• Prohibits an individual who is subject to a protection order or is convicted of domestic violence from purchasing a firearm or ammunition (Secs. 3 & 4).

• Requires an individual who is subject to a protection order to relinquish any firearm or ammunition in his or her possession by doing any of the following (Secs. 3 & 4):
• Sell or transfer the firearm or ammunition to a federally licensed firearm dealer;
• Arrange for the storage of the firearm or ammunition by a law enforcement agency; or
• Sell or transfer the firearm or ammunition to an individual approved through the National Criminal Background Check System.

• Requires an individual subject to a protection order to relinquish the firearm or ammunition within 24 hours of being served with the protection order (Secs. 3, 4 & 7).

• Extends by no more than 72 hours the time an individual has to relinquish a firearm or ammunition if the individual demonstrates an inability to comply within 24 hours (Secs. 3, 4 & 7).

• Requires an individual who is unable to comply with the provisions of this bill because the individual is incarcerated or held in the custody of a law enforcement agency to relinquish firearms and ammunition within 24 hours of release from custody (Secs. 3 & 4).

Full Bill Text