Gun purchasers were declined sales of a firearm due to conviction or charged with a serious crime; such as murder, sexual assault, possession of dangerous drugs and theft.

“You may think someone doesn’t have a record that you’re going to sell a gun to, you think I’ve known this person, but the fact we now have an independent agency doing the background check is really important,” said Representative Beth McCann (D-Denver), one of the main sponsors of the legislation.

A recent poll from Quinnipiac University shows that most Coloradans support universal background checks for gun purchases.

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