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How to buy a specified semiautomatic firearm in Logan County, Colorado

Buying a specified semiautomatic firearm in Colorado from 2026-08-01 requires a firearms safety course eligibility card, issued by your county sheriff after a name-based background check. This page is the Logan County version of that process: what the county publishes, what it charges, and what is still unanswered.Check your exact model against the state's listbefore you start.

Every step, in order

These 8 steps run in order and are the same statewide. Step 2 is the only one your county controls, so it is expanded with what Logan County publishes.

1. 1

   Create a Firearm Safety System (FSS) profile online at coloradofss.com. The application portal is live as of July 20, 2026.

2. 2

   Take a government-issued photo ID and a name-based background check to your county sheriff's office. Fees are collected at this step.

   In Logan County

   Payment

   Cash or credit card, with additional processing fees on card payments. Each applicant must pay individually, and the fees are charged whether the application is approved or denied.

   Who they take

   County residents only

   What to bring

   • Completed Application from CPW (a printed hard copy)
   • Name-Based Background Check: the results of a completed name-based background check of national and Colorado public criminal history and judicial databases, plus an attestation from the vendor that the vendor performed the background check
   • U.S. Government-Issued Photographic Identification
3. 3

   The sheriff reviews the application and issues an eligibility card if approved. The card is valid for 5 years.

4. 4

   Find a sheriff-verified firearms instructor anywhere in Colorado. The instructor checks your FSS record to determine which course you need.

5. 5

   Basic course: 4 hours, for applicants with a CPW-verified hunter-education credential. Extended course: 12 hours over at least 2 days, for everyone else.

6. 6

   Pass a written exam and a hands-on practical with a score of 90% or better.

7. 7

   A passing course score is valid for 5 years from the date you complete it.

8. 8

   At the time of sale, the dealer checks your eligibility in the FSS before completing the transfer.

What it costs in Logan County

The sheriff fee and the $52 CPW record fee are separate charges and add together. Course prices and background-check vendor prices are not published by anyone, so the total above is a floor, not a quote. Seewhat this process has actually cost people.

What Logan County actually published

"* LOGAN COUNTY RESIDENTS ONLY * Visit the Colorado Parks and Wildlife website to start you application. Applications will be accepted beginning July 20, 2026 at 9 a.m."

The Logan County Sheriff's Office publishes an SSF Eligibility Card page stating applications will be accepted beginning July 20, 2026 at 9 a.m. and that the process is for Logan County residents only. Applicants start the application on the Colorado Parks and Wildlife website, then submit the printed CPW application, the results of a name-based background check with a vendor attestation, and a U.S. government-issued photo ID to the Sheriff's Office. The published Logan County resident fee is $1.00, separate from the fixed $52.00 CPW fee. The page states each applicant must pay individually, that cash and credit cards are accepted with additional processing fees on card payments, and that the fees are charged whether the application is approved or denied. The page also states the Sheriff's Office deals only with the first three steps of the process and that the cardholder completes the remaining steps.

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