Seth Klamann is a statehouse reporter at the Denver Post, covering policy, state government and the legislature. He previously worked for the Gazette, the Casper Star-Tribune and the Omaha World-Herald. He's a graduate of the University of Missouri and a proud Kansas City native.
In this Aug. 1, 2018, file photo, Cody Wilson, with Defense Distributed, holds a 3D-printed gun called the Liberator at his shop in Austin, Texas. from using 3D printers to make firearms and gun components — but only after stripping out a key provision in the face of a veto threat from Gov.
Jared Polis.would expand on the state’s existing ban on unserialized “ghost guns” by prohibiting anyone from using a 3D printer to manufacture guns or components like large-capacity magazines and rapid-fire trigger activators. The Democratic measure passed the Senate on a party-line 23-12 vote Monday morning. “The rise in 3D-printer technology has introduced a new front in our fight to prevent gun violence in the United States,” Sen. Tom Sullivan, a Centennial Democrat, said in a statement. He’s sponsoring the bill with Sen. Katie Wallace. “It is imperative that we act right now to shore up existing law to prevent the at-home production of ghost guns, saving countless lives before they are threatened.” The bill passed swiftly Monday, with no discussion. But on Friday, Sullivan and Wallace proposed a late amendment to strip out a part of the bill that would’ve also prohibited people from selling or distributing the “digital instructions” needed to print the guns and components. “Regulating the distribution of digital instructions of 3D printing of firearms was a key part of this legislation,” Sullivan said during Senate debate Friday. “After months of open discussion about what this legislation set out to do with interested parties … the Senate sponsors were told that without an amendment removing that regulation, the governor would veto the bill.”a measure that would’ve significantly limited the sale of semiautomatic rifles. His opposition prompted scrambling to change the bill, ultimately turning the restriction into a training requirement, under which guns of that type could still be sold to people who completed certain educational courses.Gov. Jared Polis signs HOME Act, aimed at making it easier for nonprofits to build housingColorado lawmakers advance move to rename César Chávez Day for farmworkers During debate Friday, both Sullivan and Wallace indicated that they planned to resurrect the removed part of the bill in the coming years — after Polis’ term has expired and a new governor occupies his office on the first floor of the Capitol in early 2027. “Since a positive debate would’ve only ended in a veto by one, we have decided to accept the cleanup and, next year, come back with a new administration in place,” Sullivan said.Denver’s $1 billion road overhaul would cut space for cars, boost public transit and safety. Critics say it will make traffic worse. Denver's $1 billion road overhaul would cut space for cars, boost public transit and safety. Critics say it will make traffic worse.Colorado No Kings protests draw crowds across Denver, stateDenver is planning major road remodeling projects. Here's where some of them are happening.2 children missing from Denver last seen Monday
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