Colorado Republican State Rep. Ken DeGraaf was pressured to cowl a “Shall not be infringed – 2A” sticker on his laptop computer throughout a Home session on Friday, because it was deemed “offensive.”
The sticky incident occurred throughout a debate over SB25-003, which seeks to ban the manufacture, distribution, switch, sale, and buy of specified semiautomatic firearms in Colorado, classifying rapid-fire gadgets as “harmful weapons.”
The invoice additionally contains provisions for a Firearm Proprietor Identification (FOID) system, requiring instructors to confirm completion of firearms security programs and mandating federal firearms licensees to examine a purchaser’s eligibility for semiautomatic firearms.
“I needed to cowl up this, they couldn’t stand my sticker,” Rep. DeGraaf mentioned whereas talking on the Home flooring.
“It mentioned ‘shall not be infringed’ and signed ‘2A’ and that was thought-about offensive, which I perceive could be offensive to this invoice,” he added.
To present you an thought of what we face on the bottom right here in Colorado:
A consultant was pressured to cowl a sticker on his laptop computer that learn “Shall not be infringed – 2A” as a result of it was deemed “offensive” https://t.co/tZbUcaapD2 pic.twitter.com/ZHZylfbt68
— Nationwide Affiliation for Gun Rights (@NatlGunRights) March 21, 2025
Rep. DeGraaf, a vocal opponent of the invoice, accused Democratic colleagues of being offended by the U.S. Structure.
Fox Information stories, “As DeGraaf lamented the masking of the sticker, he was knowledgeable that the one motive for the request was as a result of such shows are banned within the “nicely” of the chamber, which sits between the chamber’s entrance desk and the primary row of member seats.”
“So OK, no shows of the Structure within the nicely, obtained it,” Rep. DeGraaf fired again.
