High-powered, semi-automatic rifles are displayed at Coastal Trading and Pawn, Monday, July 18, 2022, in Auburn, Maine. A Colorado bill to ban the sale, transfer and manufacturing of many high-powered, semi-automatic firearms is set to die Tuesday amid
In an interview late Monday afternoon, Gonzales would not say whether she thought the legislation was going to die naturally, via a failing vote in committee or on the Senate floor. She also did not name Sullivan, though she’s said she has had extensive conversations with fellow lawmakers about the bill since she agreed to sponsor it six weeks ago.“I actually think this was the hardest thing to do,” she said of voluntarily shelving it. “Because I want this thing to pass.
Hernández told The Denver Post that he was proud the bill passed the House. If he wins a new term, he said, he will bring a similar bill back next year. Asked why the bill had to be shelved, he would say only that “folks aren’t ready.”Hernández praised Epps and Gonzales, though he said he wished the bill had received a full committee hearing in the Senate.