(1) (a) A person shall not knowingly leave a handgun in an unattended vehicle unless the handgun is in a locked hard-sided container that is placed out of plain view, including a locked container that is permanently affixed to the vehicle's interior, and the container is in any of the following:
(I) A locked vehicle;
(II) The locked trunk of a locked vehicle; or
(III) A locked recreational vehicle, as defined in section 24-32-902.
(b) A person shall not knowingly leave a firearm that is not a handgun in an unattended vehicle unless the firearm is in a locked hard-sided or locked soft-sided container, including a locked container that is permanently affixed to the vehicle's interior, and the container is in any of the following:
(I) A locked vehicle;
(II) The locked trunk of a locked vehicle; or
(III) A locked recreational vehicle, as defined in section 24-32-902.
(c) A firearm that is not a handgun that is stored in a soft-sided container must have a locking device installed on the firearm while the firearm is stored in the soft-sided container.
(d) For the purposes of this subsection (1), a locked glove compartment or the locked center console of a vehicle is a locked hard-sided container.
(2) A person who violates subsection (1) of this section commits unlawful storage of a firearm in a vehicle. Unlawful storage of a firearm in a vehicle is a civil infraction.
(3) This section does not apply to:
(a) Storing an antique firearm, as defined in 18 U.S.C. sec. 921 (a)(16), as amended;
(b) Storing a firearm that is a not a handgun in a vehicle that is being used for farm or ranch operations that is on the person's private farm or ranch, including a leased farm or ranch. As used in this subsection (3)(b), farm and ranch have the same meanings as set forth in section 39-1-102.
(c) A person who lives in a vehicle or in a recreational vehicle, as defined in section 24-32-902, in which the firearm is stored. A person who lives in a vehicle or recreational vehicle must store firearms in the vehicle or recreational vehicle in accordance with the storage requirement described in section 18-12-114.
(d) A peace officer;
(e) A person who holds a valid resident or out-of-state hunting license who is engaged in lawful hunting activities;
(f) A person engaged in the instruction of hunter education courses and outreach offered by the division of parks and wildlife; and
(g) An active member of the United States armed forces while on duty.
(4) Notwithstanding the requirement in subsection (1) of this section to store a firearm in a locked hard-sided container, a person who is considered to have a disability, as defined in 42 U.S.C. sec. 12102, who stores a firearm in a locked soft-sided container does not violate this section with respect to the storage of the firearm that is in the locked soft-sided container.
(5) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, vehicle has the same meaning as set forth in section 42-1-102.
Source: L. 2024: Entire section added, (HB 24-1348), ch. 178, p. 968, � 1, effective January 1, 2025.
Editor's note: Section 7 of chapter 178 (HB 24-1348), Session Laws of Colorado 2024, provides that the act adding this section applies to offenses committed on or after January 1, 2025.
18-12-115. Waiting period for firearms sales - background check required - penalty - exceptions. (1) (a) It is unlawful for any person who sells a firearm, including a licensed gun dealer as defined in section 18-12-506 (6), to deliver the firearm to the purchaser until the later in time occurs:
(I) Three days after a licensed gun dealer has initiated a background check of the purchaser that is required pursuant to state or federal law; or
(II) The seller has obtained approval for the firearm transfer from the bureau after it has completed any background check required by state or federal law.
(b) A person who violates this subsection (1) commits a civil infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of five hundred dollars; except that for a second or subsequent offense, the fine shall be not less than five hundred dollars and not more than five thousand dollars.
(2) This section does not apply to:
(a) The sale of an antique firearm, as defined in 18 U.S.C. sec. 921 (a)(16), as amended, or a curio or relic, as defined in 27 CFR 478.11, as amended;
(b) The sale of a firearm by a person serving in the armed forces of the United States who will be deployed outside of the United States within the next thirty days to any family member, including:
(I) Regardless of age, a biological, adopted, or foster child; a stepchild or legal ward; a child of a domestic partner; a child to whom the seller stands in loco parentis; or a person to whom the seller stood in loco parentis when the person was a minor;
(II) A biological, adoptive, or foster parent; a stepparent or legal guardian of the seller or seller's spouse or domestic partner; or a person who stood in loco parentis when the seller or seller's spouse or domestic partner was a minor child;
(III) A person to whom the seller is legally married under the laws of any state or a domestic partner of a seller;
(IV) A grandparent, grandchild, or sibling, whether a biological, foster, adoptive, or step relationship, of the seller or seller's spouse or domestic partner; or
(V) As shown by the seller, any other individual with whom the seller has a significant personal bond that is or is like a family relationship, regardless of biological or legal relationship; or
(c) A firearm transfer for which a background check is not required pursuant to state or federal law.
(3) Pursuant to the authority granted in section 29-11.7-103, a local government may enact an ordinance, regulation, or other law concerning a waiting period.
Source: L. 2023: Entire section added, (HB 23-1219), ch. 125, p. 485, � 2, effective October 1.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 23-1219, see section 1 of chapter 125, Session Laws of Colorado 2023.
18-12-116. Enforcement of large-capacity magazine ban by regulating the manufacture, distribution, transfer, sale, and purchase of specified semiautomatic firearms - penalties - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) Cycle the action means to extract the fired cartridge case, chamber the next cartridge, and prepare the firing mechanism to fire again.
(b) Detachable magazine means an ammunition feeding device that is not permanently attached to a firearm and may be removed from the firearm without rendering the firearm incapable of accepting any magazine. Detachable magazine does not include an attached tubular magazine located under the barrel of a firearm.
(c) Gas-operated semiautomatic handgun means any semiautomatic handgun that harnesses or traps a portion of the high-pressure gas from a fired cartridge to cycle the action using any of the following:
(I) A long-stroke piston system in which gas is vented from the barrel to a piston that is mechanically fixed to the bolt group and moves to cycle the action;
(II) A short-stroke piston system in which gas is vented from the barrel to a piston that moves separately from the bolt group so that the energy is imparted through a gas piston to cycle the action;
(III) A system that traps and vents gas from either the barrel or the chamber to directly strike or impinge the bolt, bolt carrier, or slide assembly, to unlock and cycle the action;
(IV) A hybrid system that combines elements of a system described in subsection (1)(c)(I) of this section with a system described in subsection (1)(c)(II) or (1)(c)(III) of this section to capture gas vented from the barrel to cycle the action; or
(V) A blowback-operated system that directly utilizes the expanding gasses of the ignited propellant powder acting on the cartridge case to drive the breechblock or breech bolt rearward.
(d) (I) Specified semiautomatic firearm means any of the following, except as provided in subsection (1)(d)(II) of this section:
(A) A semiautomatic rifle or semiautomatic shotgun with a detachable magazine; or
(B) A gas-operated semiautomatic handgun with a detachable magazine.
(II) Specified semiautomatic firearm does not include:
(A) A firearm designed to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 or lower caliber rimfire ammunition, unless the firearm has a separate upper and lower receiver;
(B) A firearm that is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action;
(C) A firearm that has a permanently fixed magazine that cannot accept more than fifteen rounds of ammunition, including a semiautomatic firearm that has been converted to have a permanently fixed magazine that cannot accept more than fifteen rounds of ammunition;
(D) A single or double action semiautomatic handgun that uses recoil to cycle the action of the handgun;
(E) The following models of firearms, as they exist and are configured on April 10, 2025: AG42 Ljungman; Benelli Argo E Pro; Benelli R1 Big-Game Rifle; Browning BAR MK 3; Browning BAR LongTrac Rifle; Browning BAR ShortTrac Rifle; Fabrique Nationale Model 49, commonly known as FN49; Fusil Automatique Modele 1917, also known as RSC M1917; Gewehr 43; Globco Mohawk; Hakim Rifle; HK SL6; HK SL7; M1 Carbine; M1941 Johnson Rifle; Marlin Camp Carbine; MAS49; Remington Model 4; Remington Model 8; Remington Model 740; Remington Model 742; Remington Model 750; Remington 7400; Ruger Deerfield Carbine; Ruger Mini-14 Ranch Rifle; Ruger Mini Thirty Rifle; Ruger Model 44; Springfield Armory M1A Standard Issue Rifle; SVT 40; Valmet Hunter M88; VZ.52; Winchester Model 100; Winchester Model 1905; Winchester Model 1907; and Winchester Model 1910;
(F) A firearm that has been made permanently inoperable; or
(G) An antique firearm, as defined in 18 U.S.C. sec. 921 (a)(16), or a curio or relic, as defined in 27 CFR 478.11.
(2) On or after August 1, 2026, it is unlawful for any person to knowingly manufacture, distribute, transfer, sell, or purchase a specified semiautomatic firearm; except that a person may sell or transfer a specified semiautomatic firearm to an individual residing in another state or a federally licensed firearm dealer.
(3) Subsection (2) of this section does not apply to:
(a) The manufacture for, transfer or sale of a specified semiautomatic firearm to, or receipt or purchase of a specified semiautomatic firearm by:
(I) A federal, state, local, or tribal law enforcement agency for the purpose of equipping the agency's peace officers;
(II) A peace officer, as described in section 16-2.5-101, who is certified by the peace officer standards and training board created in section 24-31-302, if the agency that employs the peace officer requires or permits the peace officer to carry a specified semiautomatic firearm for use in the peace officer's official capacity;
(III) The department of corrections, the warden of a prison, the superintendent of a facility in which a person has been placed by transfer from a correctional facility pursuant to section 17-23-101, the keeper of a jail, or the head of any other institution for the detention of people accused or convicted of an offense, in order to equip staff for the performance of their official duties;
(IV) An entity that operates an armored vehicle business for use by an authorized employee of the entity while in the course and scope of the employee's duties; or
(V) An instructor of an accredited gunsmithing course in a state-authorized institution of higher education or an institution regulated by the Colorado division of private occupational schools for the purposes of educational instruction or manufacture, repair, or maintenance of a specified semiautomatic firearm during the course of educational instruction;
(b) The manufacture for, transfer or sale of a specified semiautomatic firearm to, or receipt or purchase of a specified semiautomatic firearm for use by, members of the armed services or reserve forces of the United States or of the Colorado National Guard, in the performance of their official duties;
(c) The transfer of a specified semiautomatic firearm to, and receipt of a specified semiautomatic firearm by:
(I) A federally licensed firearm dealer for temporary storage or permanent disposal;
(II) A gunsmith for the purposes of maintenance, repair, or modification and the subsequent return of the specified semiautomatic firearm to the lawful owner, unless the gunsmith has reason to believe that the lawful owner is prohibited by law from possessing the specified semiautomatic firearm; or
(III) A student of an accredited gunsmithing course in a state-authorized institution of higher education or an institution regulated by the Colorado division of private occupational schools for the purposes of educational instruction or manufacture, repair, or maintenance of a specified semiautomatic firearm during the course of the student's educational instruction;
(d) The sale of a specified semiautomatic firearm to, and purchase of a specified semiautomatic firearm by, an institution of higher education that operates, or an instructor of, an educational program approved by the governing board of a public institution of higher education or the Colorado division of private occupational schools, for use and storage at the location of the educational program;
(e) The transfer or sale of a specified semiautomatic firearm to, and receipt or purchase of a specified semiautomatic firearm by:
(I) A person who:
(A) Completed a hunter education course certified by the division of parks and wildlife, as described in section 33-6-107 (8), and, within five years before making the purchase, completed a basic firearms safety course described in subsection (5) of this section;
(B) Within five years before making the purchase, completed an extended firearms safety course described in subsection (5) of this section; or
(C) Completed an extended firearms safety course more than five years before making the purchase and completed a basic firearms safety course within five years before making the purchase;
(II) A federal, state, or local historical society, museum, or institutional collection that is open to the public, if the specified semiautomatic firearm is rendered permanently inoperable prior to the sale or transfer; and
(III) A forensic laboratory, or any authorized agent or employee of the laboratory, for use exclusively in the course and scope of forensic analysis;
(f) A transfer that occurs by operation of law or because of the death of a person for whom the prospective transferor is an executor or administrator of an estate or a trustee of a trust created in a will; and
(g) The manufacture, distribution, transfer, sale, or rental of a specified semiautomatic firearm capable of only firing blanks by, or receipt or purchase of a specified semiautomatic firearm capable of only firing blanks from, a federally licensed firearm dealer, for use solely as a prop for a film, as defined in section 24-48.5-114.
(4) (a) A person who violates subsection (2) of this section commits unlawful manufacture, distribution, transfer, sale, or purchase of a specified semiautomatic firearm.
(b) Unlawful manufacture, distribution, transfer, sale, or purchase of a specified semiautomatic firearm is a class 2 misdemeanor; except that a second or subsequent offense is a class 6 felony.
(5) (a) (I) A basic firearms safety course and an extended firearms safety course must be taught by an instructor verified by a sheriff as a firearms instructor pursuant to section 18-12-202.7. A basic or extended firearms safety course must be held in person with the instructor of the class at the same location as the students, and no part of the class may be conducted via the internet.
(II) In order to enroll in a basic or extended firearms safety course, a person must hold a valid firearms safety course eligibility card, as described in subsection (5)(b) of this section. Before allowing a student to attend a course, the instructor shall verify that the student holds a valid firearms safety course eligibility card by requesting information from the firearms training and safety course record system created in section 33-9-115.
(III) (A) A basic firearms safety course must provide a minimum of four hours of instruction.
(B) An extended firearms safety course must provide a minimum of twelve hours of instruction, which must be provided on at least two different days.
(IV) A basic or extended firearms safety course must satisfy the course requirements adopted by the division and include, but is not limited to including, instruction on safe handling of semiautomatic firearms and ammunition magazines, safe storage of firearms and child safety, firearm deaths associated with mental illness, extreme risk protection orders described in article 14.5 of title 13, and victim awareness and empathy.
(V) At the conclusion of a basic or extended firearms safety course, the instructor shall administer an exam that tests a student's knowledge of the subjects taught in the course and requires the student to demonstrate the ability to safely handle firearms and a mastery of gun safety. To complete a basic firearms safety course, a student must achieve a score of at least ninety percent on the exam.
(VI) Within three business days after a student's completion of a basic or extended firearms safety course, the instructor shall report the student's course completion to the firearms training and safety course record system described in section 33-9-115.
(b) (I) Each sheriff shall issue firearms safety course eligibility cards pursuant to this subsection (5)(b). A card is valid for five years after the date of issuance.
(II) To obtain a firearms safety course eligibility card, an applicant must submit an application to the sheriff on a form created by the division of parks and wildlife and submit to the sheriff the materials described in subsection (5)(b)(III) of this section. The application form must require the applicant to provide their full name and date of birth and make the following attestations:
(A) The applicant does not have a state or federal conviction that would prohibit them from purchasing or possessing a firearm;
(B) The applicant will not violate relevant state law related to the purchase, possession, storage, and lawful use of firearms; and
(C) The applicant will only transfer a firearm pursuant to section 18-12-112 and this section and not allow another person who the applicant believes would be a danger to themself or others access to a firearm in the applicant's possession.
(III) An applicant must also submit to the sheriff:
(A) Government-issued photographic identification issued to the applicant; and
(B) The results of a completed name-based background check of national and Colorado public criminal history and judicial databases completed by a third-party vendor that conducts those checks as a normal part of the vendor's business, and an attestation from the vendor that the background check was performed by the vendor.
(IV) A person who knowingly makes a false or misleading statement on a firearms safety course eligibility card application or deliberately omits any material information requested on the application commits perjury in the second degree, as described in section 18-8-503. In addition to any criminal penalties, if a person is convicted of perjury for making a false or misleading statement on a firearms safety course eligibility card application, the sheriff shall revoke the person's card if issued prior to conviction.
(V) The applicant must submit a firearms safety course eligibility card fee to the sheriff. The firearms safety course eligibility card fee includes the sheriff's processing fee and the firearms training and safety course record fee established pursuant to section 33-9-115 (5)(a). The firearms safety course eligibility card fee is not refundable if the sheriff denies the applicant's application. Each sheriff may establish a processing fee. The amount of the fee must reflect the actual direct and indirect costs to the sheriff for issuing a firearms safety course eligibility card. The sheriff shall remit the firearms training and safety course record fee collected from each applicant to the division of parks and wildlife.
(VI) (A) A sheriff shall review each submitted application for a firearms safety course eligibility card.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (5)(b)(VI), a sheriff shall issue a firearms safety course eligibility card to an applicant who submits to the sheriff the application, information, and fee required in this subsection (5)(b).
(C) A sheriff shall deny an application for a firearms safety course eligibility card if the applicant cannot lawfully possess a firearm under state or federal law or the sheriff cannot positively identify the applicant. The sheriff may deny an application if the sheriff has a reasonable belief that documented previous behavior by the applicant makes it likely the applicant will present a danger to themself or others if the applicant holds a firearms safety course eligibility card.
(D) The sheriff shall revoke an issued firearms safety course eligibility card if the sheriff knows that the cardholder cannot lawfully possess a firearm under state or federal law. The sheriff may revoke an issued firearms safety course eligibility card if the sheriff has a reasonable belief that documented previous behavior by the cardholder makes it likely the cardholder will present a danger to themself or others if the cardholder continues holding a firearms safety course eligibility card.
(E) If a sheriff denies a person's firearms safety course card application or revokes a person's firearms safety course eligibility card, the sheriff shall notify the person in writing, stating the grounds for denial or revocation and informing the person of the right to seek judicial review pursuant to subsection (5)(b)(X) of this section.
(VII) A sheriff shall report information required by the division of parks and wildlife about the card to the firearms training and safety course record system created in section 33-9-115.
(VIII) A firearms safety course eligibility card must include the firearms safety course eligibility cardholder's full name; the county of issuance and the signature of the sheriff who issued the card; and the issuance and expiration dates of the card.
(IX) A sheriff is not liable for any damages that may result from good faith compliance with the provisions of this subsection (5)(b), including damages that may result from issuance or denial of a firearms safety course eligibility card.
(X) (A) If a sheriff denies a person's firearms safety course eligibility card application or revokes a person's firearms safety course eligibility card, the person may seek judicial review of the sheriff's decision.
(B) The procedures specified in rule 106 (a)(4) and (b) of the Colorado rules of civil procedure govern the procedure and timelines for filing a complaint, an answer, and briefs for judicial review pursuant to this subsection (5)(b)(X). At a judicial review sought pursuant to this subsection (5)(b)(X), the sheriff has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the person is ineligible for a firearms safety course eligibility card; except that if the denial or revocation is because the sheriff has determined that the applicant will present a danger to themself or others pursuant to subsection (5)(b)(VI) of this section, the sheriff has the burden of proving that determination by clear and convincing evidence.
(C) Following completion of the review, the court may award attorney fees to the prevailing party.
Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (SB 25-003), ch. 68, p. 289, � 2, effective April 10.
18-12-117. Ammunition sales - sales requirements - minimum purchase age - exceptions - ammunition delivery requirements - penalties - definitions - repeal. [Editor's note: This section is effective July 1, 2026.]
(1) (a) A retail ammunition vendor shall not sell, offer for sale, or display for sale or transfer ammunition in a manner that allows the ammunition to be accessible to a purchaser or transferee without the assistance of the vendor or an employee of the vendor. Ammunition displayed in an enclosed display case or behind a counter or other customer access prevention device is not considered accessible for the purposes of this subsection (1)(a).
(b) (I) A retail ammunition vendor shall not sell ammunition to a person who is under twenty-one years of age. Prior to completing a sale of ammunition at an in-person transaction, the retail ammunition vendor, or an employee of the vendor, shall verify that the purchaser is at least twenty-one years of age by requiring the purchaser to produce a valid government-issued photo identification.
(II) (A) Notwithstanding the prohibition on selling ammunition to a person who is under twenty-one years of age described in subsection (1)(b)(I) of this section, a retail ammunition vendor is not prohibited from selling ammunition to a person eighteen years of age or older but under twenty-one years of age who was born on or before January 28, 2007.
(B) This subsection (1)(b)(II) is repealed, effective January 28, 2028.
(c) (I) Notwithstanding the prohibition on selling ammunition to a person who is under twenty-one years of age described in subsection (1)(b) of this section, the operator of a shooting range that provides opportunities for the public to engage in shooting sports or education may sell ammunition to a person who is eighteen years of age or older but under twenty-one years of age for use only at the shooting range. Prior to completing the sale of ammunition, the seller shall verify that the purchaser is at least eighteen years of age by requiring the purchaser to produce a valid government-issued photo identification.
(II) Notwithstanding the prohibition on selling ammunition to a person who is under twenty-one years of age described in subsection (1)(b) of this section, a retail ammunition vendor may sell ammunition to a member or veteran of the United States military or Colorado National Guard who is eighteen years of age or older but under twenty-one years of age. Prior to completing the sale of ammunition during an in-person transaction to a member or veteran of the United States military or Colorado National Guard who is under twenty-one years of age, the retail ammunition vendor, or an employee of the vendor, shall verify that the purchaser is a member or veteran by requiring the purchaser to produce a valid military identification card that demonstrates that the person is a member or veteran of the United States military or Colorado National Guard.
(III) Notwithstanding the prohibition on selling ammunition to a person who is under twenty-one years of age described in subsection (1)(b) of this section, a retail ammunition vendor may sell ammunition to a person who is eighteen years of age or older but under twenty-one years of age who demonstrates having obtained hunter education certification by presenting:
(A) A valid hunter education certificate recognized by the division of parks and wildlife; or
(B) An expired or unexpired hunting license issued by the division of parks and wildlife that has a verified hunter education certification.
(IV) (A) Notwithstanding the prohibition on selling ammunition to a person who is under twenty-one years of age described in subsection (1)(b) of this section, a retail ammunition vendor may sell ammunition to a person who is eighteen years of age or older but under twenty-one years of age and who is identified as a protected person in a protection order that is in effect. Prior to completing the sale of ammunition to a protected person, the retail ammunition vendor, or an employee of the vendor, shall verify that the purchaser is a protected person by requiring the purchaser to produce a copy of the protection order identifying the purchaser as a protected person and requiring the person to attest that the protection order is in effect.
(B) As used in this subsection (1)(c)(IV), protected person means a person identified in a protection order, as described in section 18-6-803.5 (1.5)(a.5), as a person for whose benefit the protection order was issued.
(V) Notwithstanding the prohibition on selling ammunition to a person who is under twenty-one years of age described in subsection (1)(b) of this section, a retail ammunition vendor may sell ammunition to a person who is a peace officer, as described in section 16-2.5-101, while the officer is on duty and serving in conformance with the policies of the officer's employing agency, as set forth in sections 16-2.5-101 and 16-2.5-135.
(d) The provisions in subsection (1)(c) of this section that permit the sale of ammunition to a person eighteen years of age or older but under twenty-one years of age only apply to the sale of ammunition during an in-person transaction at which the sale is completed and the ammunition is delivered to the purchaser.
(e) This subsection (1) does not apply to the sale of rimfire ammunition.
(f) A retail ammunition vendor that violates this subsection (1) commits unlawful sale of ammunition. Unlawful sale of ammunition is a civil infraction; except that a second or subsequent offense is a class 1 misdemeanor.
(2) (a) A retail ammunition vendor delivering a package containing ammunition to a retail ammunition deliverer for purposes of transport shall use a delivery service that ensures that the person receiving the ammunition is twenty-one years of age or older through age verification.
(b) A retail ammunition deliverer must comply with 49 CFR 173.63 (b)(1)(i) related to the labeling and packaging for delivery of ammunition.
(3) (a) When delivering a package containing ammunition sold at retail, a retail ammunition deliverer shall:
(I) Verify that the person receiving the ammunition delivery is twenty-one years of age or older by requiring the person to present a valid government-issued photographic identification to the person making the delivery; and
(II) Obtain written acknowledgment of receipt of the ammunition delivery from the recipient of the delivery.
(b) (I) Notwithstanding the requirement to verify that the person receiving ammunition is twenty-one years of age or older described in subsection (3)(a)(I) of this section, a retail ammunition deliverer shall verify that the person receiving ammunition was born on or before January 28, 2007.
(II) This subsection (3)(b) is repealed, effective January 28, 2028.
(c) This section does not apply to a retail ammunition deliverer that does not know that the package contains ammunition because the sender failed to notify the deliverer that the package contains ammunition.
(4) This section does not apply to the sale or offer to sell ammunition at wholesale or the delivery of ammunition sold at wholesale.
(5) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) Retail ammunition deliverer means an entity that delivers, by motor vehicle, ammunition sold at retail to the purchaser at a location in this state. Retail ammunition deliverer includes a retail ammunition vendor that delivers to a location other than the vendor's place of business ammunition sold by the vendor at retail to the purchaser.
(b) Retail ammunition vendor means a person who sells ammunition at retail. Retail ammunition vendor includes a vendor not located in Colorado when the vendor sells or offers to sell ammunition at retail for delivery to a purchaser located in Colorado.
Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (HB 25-1133), ch. 89, p. 368, � 2, effective July 1, 2026.