Colorado residents under the age of 21 will no longer be eligible to purchase firearms as of Monday August 7, 2023 pursuant to SB 169. However, a motion for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) has been filed against this new law and should the court grant the TRO, the effective date will be pushed back for a to-be-determined period and a Motion for a Preliminary Injunction to stay the law indefinitely until litigation is concluded is likely to follow.

Please note that pursuant to 18 USC 922(a)(3), FFLs operating in other states would also be prohibited from transferring a rifle or shotgun over the counter to a Colorado resident who is under 21 years of age.

Bill SB 169 is one of over 850 firearm bills being tracked by Orchid in its eState 3.0 application. Orchid eState provides its subscribers with real-time bill monitoring as well as US-wide zip code and UPC-driven firearm restrictions available in website and API formats.

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To learn more about Colorado Bill SB 169, visit the Colorado General Assembly website at https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb23-169 or contact Orchid to obtain US-wide monitoring firearm bill monitoring and state restriction services with Orchid eState.