Colorado · SB25-003
Colorado firearms law, without the guesswork.
Since August 1, 2026, buying a semiautomatic rifle, shotgun, or gas-operated handgun with a detachable magazine from a Colorado dealer requires a sheriff-issued eligibility card and a safety course. Firearms you already own are unaffected.
Firearm lookup
Is my firearm on the list?
Search the Colorado specified semiautomatic firearms (SSF) list by manufacturer and model. If a firearm is not listed, a short questionnaire walks the categories the statute defines.
- 872entries · rev 2026-07-30
- 579rifle
- 163pistol
- 130shotgun
County guide
What is my county doing?
Eligibility-card status, application channel, and fee for all 64 county sheriffs, each with a source and last-checked date.
| Status | Counties |
|---|---|
| Accepting applications | 36 |
| No program published | 24 |
| Not accepting | 2 |
| Not implemented | 2 |
What the county status labels mean
No program published is a finding, not a gap in the research: the requirement itself is state law, and at the counter the dealer still checks your eligibility in the Firearms Safety System. Where a sheriff has published nothing, your county page carries the number and what to ask.
- No program published
- Checked through every available channel; the county publishes no fee, no application channel, and no form.
- Not accepting
- The sheriff's office says it is not taking eligibility-card applications.
- Not implemented
- The county said a process was coming and has not stood one up: no fee, no application channel, no start date.
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Changes to the list, the process, the costs, and the court cases, kept in one Colorado-focused reference.
- § 3Did the list change?Every revision of the state's list diffed and archived: what was added, removed, or reworded between versions, entry by entry.2026-07-30 · +18 / −4
- § 4Is the law being challenged?Court challenges tracked with docket links and plain-English summaries of each substantive event.6 cases tracked
- § 5How do I buy one now?Firearms Safety System application, the sheriff's eligibility card, the required course and exam, then the FFL purchase. The card is valid five years; a CCW does not substitute, and firearms you already own are unaffected.FSS open Jul 20
- § 6What will it cost me?Fees, wait times, and course costs documented with sources, plus a form to add what it cost you.$25 median fee
- § 7How do I stay current?One email when something on this site actually changes: a list revision, your county's status, a court order. Email address only, double opt-in, every send triggered by a reviewed change.double opt-in
List revisions, your county's status, and court orders each have their own alert; pick any of them on /alerts. This one is the list.
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