By Chase Woodruff | senior reporter
“The full permit-to-purchase scheme requires numerous steps, and many of those steps depend on a confusing and incomplete administrative infrastructure.”
— The Colorado State Shooting Association, in a lawsuit challenging a new firearm purchasing law
Firearms for sale are displayed at the Centennial Gun Club in Centennial on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline)
By Sara Wilson
The Colorado State Shooting Association is seeking a preliminary injunction against a new state firearm purchasing law, as the group pursues a broader court challenge to the law’s constitutionality. The filing from Tuesday alleges that Colorado’s newly-enacted permitting process for many popular semiautomatic rifles is burdensome and arduous to complete, especially amid a patchwork of county sheriff policies and understanding of the law.
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)
By Jacob Fischler
The Trump administration on Wednesday renewed its request to the U.S. Supreme Court to quickly decide a case over an executive order restricting voting, a day after a Massachusetts federal judge expanded an injunction on the order nationwide. The Tuesday order from U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani that blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order from taking effect anywhere in the country makes the administration’s request to the Supreme Court more urgent, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote.
Oil and gas infrastructure is seen on the Roan Plateau in far western Colorado. (Courtesy of EcoFlight)
COMMENTARY
By Aaron Kindle
Coloradans know that public lands can support both a thriving energy economy and world-class wildlife habitat, Aaron Kindle, the director of sporting advocacy at the National Wildlife Federation, writes in a commentary. Our landscapes fuel local economies through energy production while also sustaining elk herds, trout streams, clean drinking water, and the outdoor traditions that define our state.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
By Lindsey Toomer
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