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Article: Concealed weapons bill hits opposition/ Background check gap worries critics
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- The Gazette
- Article date:
- April 23, 2002
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DENVER - Critics say a loophole in legislation tentatively
approved Monday by the state House could mean some people who get a
concealed weapons permit might not undergo a criminal background
check.
House Bill 1410 creates statewide standards for issuing concealed
weapons, requiring applicants to be 21 or older, go through a handgun-
safety class and pass a Colorado Bureau of Investigation and FBI
background check.
Those with a felony conviction would be barred from carrying a
hidden gun beneath their coat or stashed in a purse.
But the bill, which is up for a final vote in the House today,
would require sheriffs to issue a concealed weapons permit within 90
days, regardless of whether a ...