Signed by Governor Jared Polis

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires gun owners to securely store their firearms.

Highlights:

• Defines secure storage of a firearm as (Sec. 4): 

• Carrying the firearm on one’s person; 

• Keeping it at a proximate distance such that one can withdraw it quickly as they would if they were carrying it on their person; 

• Locking the firearm in a safe or other secure container where an individual who is not authorized to have access to the firearm does not have the key or combination to said safe or container; 

• Installing a locking device on the firearm where individuals ineligible to utilize the firearm do not have access to the key to unlock the locking device; or 

• Personalizing the firearm and ensuring the safety characteristics of the firearm are activated 

• Defines unlawful storage of a firearm as failing to responsibly and securely store a firearm on a premises that an individual owns or controls where they know, or should reasonable know that (Sec. 4) 

• A juvenile can gain access to the firearm without the permission of the juvenile’s parent or guardian; or

• A resident of the premises is ineligible to possess a firearm pursuant state or federal law

• Specifies that unlawful storage of a firearm is a class 2 misdemeanor (Sec. 4-2.b).

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