NEW: Colorado lawmakers passed two gun reform bills Sunday after three days of Republican filibustering that only ended after House Democrats dusted off a rarely used rule to accelerate votes and end what they described as stall tactics.
“We were on a clock, we’ve had multiple agreements that blown past, and finally it just got to a point where it was clear they were not negotiating in good faith,” Mabrey said Saturday. “And we had to end debate. The idea that they didn’t get their say is ridiculous. We’ve been here for two full days debating these bills.”
Meanwhile, a gun rights organization had already pledged to sue should any of the measures pass into law, and Republican lawmakers said they would fight tooth and nail to delay and change the bills. Democratic Reps. Jennifer Bacon and Mike Weissman, the red-flag bill’s sponsors, expressed sympathy for Winter’s concerns but said they wanted health providers to have the ability to intervene. Both said that step was optional, meaning a therapist wouldn’t be required to file a petition to disarm someone.
“The time allotted for this debate is now expired,” deGruy Kennedy said. “Thank you for your participation in this debate.”The legal liability and red flag bills received initial approval from the House on Saturday, setting up their final passage Sunday. Pending the reconciliation of amendments to the Senate version, it also set up a trip to Polis’s desk.
Democrats, in turn, said the bill was a vital tool to both help avoid suicide and curb violence between people. Weissman, one of the Democratic sponsors, quoted “Dante’s Inferno” and said some in crisis need help through dark times. Bacon encouraged lawmakers to “stand in the tension.”
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