On Monday, March 2nd, Colorado’s House State, Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee is set to convene for a hearing on multiple gun control bills that could reshape the Second Amendment landscape in the Centennial State. This isn’t just another routine committee session—it’s a high-stakes battleground where anti-gun legislators, emboldened by urban strongholds like Denver and Boulder, are pushing measures that echo the failed assaults on rights seen in states like California and New York. Expect bills targeting everything from assault weapons bans to magazine capacity limits and red flag expansions, all under the guise of public safety. The source text from gun rights watchers highlights the urgency: these proposals, if they advance, would pile onto Colorado’s already burdensome post-Boulder shooting laws, like the 2023 high-capacity magazine ban upheld (barely) by state courts.
Digging deeper, this hearing exposes the playbook of gun control advocates who’ve turned Colorado into a testing ground for national Democratic strategies. Remember, this is the same state where Governor Jared Polis vetoed a semi-auto ban last year but signed off on ghost gun regs and waiting periods—proving even moderate Dems can’t resist the incremental creep. The implications for the 2A community are stark: passage here could trigger a domino effect, energizing recalls like the successful ousting of anti-gun Reps. Monica Duran and Julie McCluskie’s crew in 2024, while fueling federal challenges under Bruen’s ghost. Cleverly, pro-2A forces should flood the virtual testimony lines with data debunking the gun violence epidemic myth—Colorado’s crime rates haven’t plummeted post-restrictions, per FBI stats, and defensive gun uses far outpace criminal misuse.
For gun owners, hunters, and patriots across the nation, this is a clarion call: mobilize now via the NRA-ILA alerts or local groups like Rocky Mountain Gun Owners. A defeat in committee buys time to primary RINOs and build coalitions with rural Dems who know firearm restrictions hit sportsmen hardest. Stay vigilant—Colorado’s fight is America’s frontline, and surrendering ground here means watching the Iron Curtain of confiscation inch westward. Gear up, testify, and vote like your rights depend on it—because they do.