Colorado Firearm (Gun) Bill of Sale Form

• Background Check Required?
  • Private Sale: Yes, Colorado requires a background check for private firearm transfers.
  • Licensed Dealer: Yes, licensed dealers must conduct a background check before transferring a firearm.
• Waiting Period: 3 days, or when the seller receives transfer approval following the background check.
• Registration Requirement: None.
• Permit Required (to purchase): None.
• Concealed Carry Permit: Yes, a valid permit is required.
• Magazine Capacity Limits: Yes, Colorado prohibits large-capacity magazines (15 or more rounds).
• Assault Weapons Limits: None at the statewide level.

Source: 18 U.S.C. § 922(t), C.R.S. §§ 18-12-112, 18-12-112.5, 18-12-115, 18-12-301, 18-12-302, 18-12-203

• Convicted felons.
• Minors.
• Fugitives from justice.
• Unlawful users of or persons addicted to controlled substances.
• Anyone adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to a mental institution.
• Aliens illegally in the country or admitted under a non-immigrant visa.
• Anyone dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces.
• Anyone who renounced U.S. citizenship.
• Anyone subject to a qualifying court order restraining them from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or child.
• Anyone convicted of a misdemeanor offense of domestic violence.

Source: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-12-108, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)