Colorado House clamps down on 'assault weapons' sales, bill heads to Senate

Colorado’s Democratic House lawmakers passed a bill late Sunday that would, for the first time in state history, prevent the sale, purchase, or transfer of so-called “assault weapons,” setting the controversial legislation on a collision course with the state Senate.

House Bill 1292 passed 35-27, two votes more than the number needed, according to the Denver Gazette. The bill’s supporters were all Democratic, though nine other Democrats sided with Republicans and voted against it.