Colorado gun law raising age limit to 21 can take effect, appeals court rules
Lawsuit filed by Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, two Coloradans
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A Colorado law banning gun sales to people younger than 21 can now take effect, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned an injunction in the lawsuit and ordered the case be sent back to the district court for further consideration.
Gun-rights organization Rocky Mountain Gun Owners and two men younger than 21 filed the lawsuit against Gov. Jared Polis in 2023, claiming that the law recently passed by state lawmakers infringed on their Second Amendment right to bear arms.
U.S. District Court Judge Philip Brimmer granted an injunction in the case on Aug. 7, 2023, the same day the law was set to take effect.
The law, SB23-169, raises the age limit to buy a gun in Colorado from 18 to 21 years old and makes it a misdemeanor to buy or sell a gun to someone younger than 21, with exceptions for active-duty military and police officers.
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