Proposed Colorado Law Restricting Barrel Sales

[BKA]

I read that as including barrel blanks under the "marketed or sold to the public to become or be used as a firearm barrel once completed"

So who do I call/write/email about this, as a resident of Colorado?

Colorado has gone too far left already, long term, a real estate agent may be the best call you can make.

 

[demarpaint]

Ridiculous! SMH, I wonder when NY will follow, and forget about CA, God help them.

 

[hogpatrol]

Sell them as corrosion proof tomato stakes.

 

[spencerhenry]

Colorado, shall we say, is past its prime!

I have plenty of friends that still live there. They have been legislated into felons. I am not sure what somebody that lives there is supposed to do if they won't, or can't leave.

 

[KMart]

This is the kind of thinking that is the result of having more marijuana dispensaries, than gun shops.

 

[bobm]

I had no knowledge of this, but it looks like an attempt to copy CA. And yes, Google search South Africa firearm barrel law. Wow.

https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB704/id/3272876

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Colorado, shall we say, is past its prime!

I have plenty of friends that still live there. They have been legislated into felons. I am not sure what somebody that lives there is supposed to do if they won't, or can't leave.

Think about all of the ranchers and farmers on the east side away from the Rocky Mountain “High”, terrible is what it is.

 

[Aero]

I had no knowledge of this, but it looks like an attempt to copy CA. And yes, Google search South Africa firearm barrel law. Wow.

https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB704/id/3272876

Yup, one of the requirements when I went to shoot in South Africa in ‘23 was that we had to have the guns serial number engraved and visible on the barrel for SA customs to be able to see.

Interestingly, the easiest part of going through customs/TSA with a rifle was flying from and back into DIA. Smooth as silk and on the way out after looking at the rifle, the guy wanted to know all about the matches. SA customs was really something and they confiscated some tools I had on the way out. Customs in Atlanta was kind of a pain as well.

 

[rockhound78]

Now, if you want to have a table at a gun show here (CO), you have to have an FFL and a Colorado dealer license ($400) to sell firearms, even if its your collection you are thinning. Heck, I don't think you can walk in the show with one slung over your shoulder looking to sell or trade, without the paperwork.
Now, if I could find a place to move to, but other half says it can't be farther away from the kids or her parents. Limits things.

 

[Steel Mover]

Colorado thinks it is CA and it is sliding in the Communist ooze right down hill. Looks more and more like Arizona every week.

 

[Evan]

Colorado has gone too far left already, long term, a real estate agent may be the best call you can make.

I’m in the middle of my career. Sadly, no “red” state has job opportunities for me unless I wish to change careers at what would be a significant cost to my family. I keep an eye out across the nation for opportunities.

Ultimately, this would be a thorn as long as the “cooldown” doesn’t apply to barrels, which there is no mention of it. Most of my barrels are now done by a local smith that I drop ship the blanks to. I think this law would simply mean that he’s going to have extra paperwork to do.

 

[ratguner]

Apparently the CO legislature views the CA legislature as the good idea fairy...
Unfortunately, we will most likely see the same asinine legislation come to WA State.

 

[divingin]

What if we just call them bullet tube things, instead of barrels?
or broom handles?

I order Krieger helical drain tubes. They're offered in different flow rate diameters, varying lengths, and different mix-rates, among others.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

I’m only 25 miles away from Oklahoma but I pray that Texas stays Sane.

 

[bobm]

If this bill becomes law in CO, I will no longer be able to sell or buy take off walking sticks on this website?...give or sell sticks to my local walking and hiking friends?

How is this sure to grow law affecting the custom walking stick manufacturers? No more non FFL sales to individuals in the affected states?

 

[urbanrifleman]

I figured this was coming when Californians did nothing. It will infect the entire country.

No one is coming to save gun owners. People better get off their butts and get pissed.

 

[bobm]

Effective January 1, 2026, California law (SB 704) requires all standalone firearm barrel sales to California residents to be processed in-person through a licensed firearms dealer (FFL), similar to a firearm transfer. Online retailers must ship barrels directly to a CA-licensed dealer for buyer pickup.
Key Requirements for Selling Barrels to CA Residents (Starting Jan 1, 2026):

• Dealer Transfer Required: Barrels cannot be shipped directly to a residential address; they must go to a California-licensed firearms dealer.
• Background Check: The FFL must conduct a background check on the purchaser, who must be at least 18 years old.
• Documentation: The dealer must record the transaction details.
• Effective Dates: The requirement for in-person, dealer-facilitated transfers begins Jan 1, 2026. Enhanced reporting/background checks are mandated by July 1, 2027.

You can bet these FFL transfers will come at cost for barrel buyers.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Effective January 1, 2026, California law (SB 704) requires all standalone firearm barrel sales to California residents to be processed in-person through a licensed firearms dealer (FFL), similar to a firearm transfer. Online retailers must ship barrels directly to a CA-licensed dealer for buyer pickup.
Key Requirements for Selling Barrels to CA Residents (Starting Jan 1, 2026):

• Dealer Transfer Required: Barrels cannot be shipped directly to a residential address; they must go to a California-licensed firearms dealer.
• Background Check: The FFL must conduct a background check on the purchaser, who must be at least 18 years old.
• Documentation: The dealer must record the transaction details.
• Effective Dates: The requirement for in-person, dealer-facilitated transfers begins Jan 1, 2026. Enhanced reporting/background checks are mandated by July 1, 2027.

You can bet these FFL transfers will come at cost for barrel buyers.

It’s a guarantee, gun shops love that money.

 

[urbanrifleman]

Effective January 1, 2026, California law (SB 704) requires all standalone firearm barrel sales to California residents to be processed in-person through a licensed firearms dealer (FFL), similar to a firearm transfer. Online retailers must ship barrels directly to a CA-licensed dealer for buyer pickup.
Key Requirements for Selling Barrels to CA Residents (Starting Jan 1, 2026):

• Dealer Transfer Required: Barrels cannot be shipped directly to a residential address; they must go to a California-licensed firearms dealer.
• Background Check: The FFL must conduct a background check on the purchaser, who must be at least 18 years old.
• Documentation: The dealer must record the transaction details.
• Effective Dates: The requirement for in-person, dealer-facilitated transfers begins Jan 1, 2026. Enhanced reporting/background checks are mandated by July 1, 2027.

You can bet these FFL transfers will come at cost for barrel buyers.

Part of this the sham. Because no one is outlined to do the check. It's not the ATF's responsibility to check non-serialized barrels in California. Is the sheriff going to do it? The local police? This idea that somehow the dealer is now responsible to do a check is ridiculous.

The entire idea that the state can force the ATF to do a check for them is unprecedented. I haven't heard any response from the ATF. I don't see how the ATF could be made to be responsible for a non-serialized item. If they took this on it could be challenged in federal court. And could torpedo the whole thing.

But this is already a done deal in California and I no longer sell barrels in California because it seems to me the person that's responsible ultimately is the shipper. Somehow putting vendors into some kind of a jackpot.

Like I said before people better start getting pissed. The NRA is not coming to save you. No one is coming to save you. If the Californians continue to lay down and take this there just going to use it across the entire country.

 

[Aero]

Part of this the sham. Because no one is outlined to do the check. It's not the ATF's responsibility to check non-serialized barrels in California. Is the sheriff going to do it? The local police? This idea that somehow the dealer is now responsible to do a check is ridiculous.

The entire idea that the state can force the ATF to do a check for them is unprecedented. I haven't heard any response from the ATF. I don't see how the ATF could be made to be responsible for a non-serialized item. If they took this on it could be challenged in federal court. And could torpedo the whole thing.

But this is already a done deal in California and I no longer sell barrels in California because it seems to me the person that's responsible ultimately is the shipper. Somehow putting vendors into some kind of a jackpot.

Like I said before people better start getting pissed. The NRA is not coming to save you. No one is coming to save you. If the Californians continue to lay down and take this there just going to use it across the entire country.

In Colorado, background checks for guns go through the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, or CBI. It’s called the Instacheck system. Been that way for years. The system was set up, mostly, after the Columbine shooting more than 25 years ago. Part of the check accesses the FBI NICS database. Many other states are similar. ATF does not have anything to do with running background checks for firearms sales. I don’t know what the process is in CA , but I would guess it’s something similar to CO with a state agency doing the check.

When this new law goes into effect, notice I said when, not if, the checks will be run through the same system. There are no details about what is being purchased or transferred when a dealer inputs information for a background check through the CBI system other than rifle, shotgun, or handgun. All details of the gun are on the federal form 4473.