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The House Judiciary Committee approved a measure barring Colorado residents from getting concealed weapons permits from other states.
Out-of-state visitors would be allowed to use only permits issued by their home states, not a third state, under the proposal (Senate Bill 34). The bill now goes to the full House for debate.
House Majority Leader Alice Madden, D-Boulder, said she was concerned because people who were denied permits in Colorado were able to get them elsewhere. She said opponents of her bill are trying to find a way around Colorado law.
“The reasoning behind this is that they don’t like Colorado law. They want to go around it and get permits elsewhere,” she said.
Dudley Brown, spokesman for Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, said the implication of the bill is that some people who travel can’t defend themselves and their families when they are in Colorado.
“You can’t get a permit from another state,” he said.
Colorado permit holders must apply in person and undergo a background check. The permit costs $152.50 and lasts for five years.
