DENVER — The Colorado State Shooting Association filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday over a state law that will restrict access to certain kinds of semiautomatic weapons.

Senate Bill 25-003 was signed into law by Governor Jared Polis on April 10 and is set to take effect in August 2026.

In its original form, SB25-003 would have outright banned the manufacture, distribution, transfer, sale, or purchase of a "specified semiautomatic firearm," which includes semiautomatic rifles and shotguns, as well as gas-operated semiautomatic handguns with a detachable ammunition magazine. However, in February, Colorado Senate Democrats amended the bill so that those guns could still be sold if a buyer first takes a training course.

The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by the Colorado State Shooting

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