Colorado SB25-003 just took effect — and buying a semiautomatic rifle in Colorado now requires a sheriff-issued eligibility card and a state safety course first. In this breakdown I walk through exactly what Colorado's new gun law requires, step by step: the Firearms Safety System application, the county sheriff eligibility card, the $52 state fee plus a separate county fee, the 4-hour basic and 12-hour extended in-person courses, and the 90 percent exam. Then we get into the constitutional question — how the Second Amendment test from District of Columbia v. Heller and NYSRPA v. Bruen applies to a permit-to-purchase scheme, what Bruen's footnote 9 actually says about abusive permitting, and what the pending federal lawsuit Del Toro v. Polis is arguing. We also cover which firearms are exempt, why your Colorado concealed carry permit does NOT exempt you, why hunter education alone isn't enough, and why this permit-to-purchase model matters for gun owners in every state — not just Colorado. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro — Colorado's New Gun Permit Law Is In Effect 01:15 Naming It: Colorado Senate Bill 25-003 03:10 Procedural Status: Enacted, Not Blocked 04:30 What Is A "Specified Semiautomatic Firearm" 06:20 The Five Steps: Card, Course, Exam, Purchase 09:00 Heller, Bruen, And The Text-History-Tradition Test 11:20 Bruen Footnote 9: When A Permit Becomes Abusive 12:40 Colorado's Argument — Steelmanned 15:00 The Rebuttal: Militia Laws, Fees, And Closed Counties 17:10 The Quiet Part: Rebuilding A Ban As A Process 19:40 What This Means For Gun Owners In Every State 21:20 Quote Of The Day ⚖️ This video is legal commentary and general information for a US audience — not legal advice. Firearm laws vary by state and change frequently. Consult a licensed attorney in your state before acting. If you're in Colorado, call your county sheriff's office before you file — some counties are processing on different timelines. SOURCES & FURTHER READING: Colorado Parks and Wildlife — Specified Semiautomatic Firearms (official program page, fees, five-step process, course requirements): https://cpw.state.co.us/specified-semiautomatic-firearms Colorado General Assembly — SB25-003 Semiautomatic Firearms & Rapid-Fire Devices (bill text and history): https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb25-003 Colorado Department of Revenue, Specialized Business Group — Update on Implementation of SB25-003: https://sbg.colorado.gov/news-article/update-on-implementation-of-sb25-003 Colorado Department of Revenue — Firearms Dealer Division (official specified semiautomatic firearms guidance list): https://sbg.colorado.gov/firearms-dealer-division Mountain States Legal Foundation — Del Toro v. Polis (case page and complaint): https://mslegal.org/cases/del-toro-v-polis/ Colorado Public Radio — Federal lawsuit challenges Colorado's sweeping semiautomatic gun restrictions: https://www.cpr.org/2025/09/02/federal-lawsuit-colorado-gun-restrictions/ Denver7 — Colorado State Shooting Association files lawsuit over law restricting access to certain semiautomatic guns: https://www.denver7.com/news/politics/colorado-state-shooting-association-files-lawsuit-over-law-restricting-access-to-certain-semiautomatic-guns KRDO — Colorado opens firearms safety system applications ahead of new rules in August: https://krdo.com/news/2026/07/27/colorado-sb25-003-training-requirements/ U.S. Supreme Court — District of Columbia v. Heller (2008): https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/07pdf/07-290.pdf U.S. Supreme Court — New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n v. Bruen (2022): https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-843_7j80.pdf 👉 Subscribe — I break down new Second Amendment rulings and state gun laws as they land, in plain English. 💬 Does your state have a permit-to-purchase bill in the works? Let me know in the comments. #SecondAmendment #2A #GunLaw #ColoradoGunLaws #SB25003

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