Critics say the law unfairly targets gun shows, and leaves gaping holes for felons to buy guns. Private sales from homes and newspaper classified ads remain unregulated by background checks. Oregon voters approved a similar law Tuesday. In Colorado, the fight is far from over. Paul Grant, the Englewood attorney who lost a series of legal challenges to keep the initiative off the ballot, plans to keep up his courtroom battles.
Grant believes all background checks are unconstitutional.
SAFE's proposal is only a pimple. SAFE Colorado leaders braced for the NRA's millions, but they never came. As important as the people from SAFE Colorado would like to think they are, their issues are, there are a lot of things the NRA and its members are interested in, said gun-rights attorney Hugo Teufel of Citizens for Responsible Lawmaking, which fought Amendment 22. Congressional races, state legislature battles, and especially the presidency were more important, said Teufel. Avalanche Nuggets Rockies College Preps Recreation Snow Rept.