CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. F:347.5
SPECIFIED SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM
“Specified semiautomatic firearm” means either a semiautomatic rifle
or semiautomatic shotgun with a detachable magazine; or a gas-operated
semiautomatic handgun with a detachable magazine.
“Specified semiautomatic firearm” does not include:
(A) A firearm designed to accept, and capable of operating only
with, .22 or lower caliber rimfire ammunition, unless the
firearm has a separate upper and lower receiver;
(B) A firearm that is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or
slide action;
(C) A firearm that has a permanently fixed magazine that cannot
accept more than fifteen rounds of ammunition, including a
semiautomatic firearm that has been converted to have a
permanently fixed magazine that cannot accept more than
fifteen rounds of ammunition;
(D) A single or double action semiautomatic handgun that uses
recoil to cycle the action of the handgun;
(E) The following models of firearms, as they existed and were
configured on April 10, 2025: AG42 Ljungman; Benelli Argo E
Pro; Benelli R1 Big-Game Rifle; Browning BAR MK 3; Browning
BAR LongTrac Rifle; Browning BAR ShortTrac Rifle; Fabrique
Nationale Model 49, commonly known as FN49; Fusil
Automatique Modele 1917, also known as RSC M1917; Gewehr
43; Globco Mohawk; Hakim Rifle; HK SL6; HK SL7; M1
Carbine; M1941 Johnson Rifle; Marlin Camp Carbine; MAS49;
Remington Model 4; Remington Model 8; Remington Model
740; Remington Model 742; Remington Model 750; Remington
7400; Ruger Deerfield Carbine; Ruger Mini-14 Ranch Rifle;
Ruger Mini Thirty Rifle; Ruger Model 44; Springfield Armory
M1A Standard Issue Rifle; SVT 40; Valmet Hunter M88; VZ.52;
Winchester Model 100; Winchester Model 1905; Winchester
Model 1907; and Winchester Model 1910;
(F) A firearm that has been made permanently inoperable; or
(G) An antique firearm or a curio or relic.
History
COLJI-Crim. (2025), Colorado Supreme Court Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee. The committee's page: "The 2025 edition was published online on February 25, 2026." © 2025 Supreme Court of Colorado for the State of Colorado.
Provenance
- Source
- www.coloradojudicial.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- crim-2026-02-25
- Content hash
df245c8753caf01e3b9b8f53d551b7aa8004f8149aa0f5d8d86673794e8ef3dc
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