Colorado governor signs gun control bills, raising age to buy firearms and easing suits against industry

Colorado's governor signed four gun control bills aimed at preventing mass shootings, reducing suicides and youth violence, and allowing gun violence victims to sue the firearm industry.
The new laws include raising the age to buy any firearm from 18 to 21, installing a three-day waiting period between purchase and receipt of a gun, strengthening the state's red flag law, and rolling back some legal protections for the firearm industry.
Supporters of the bills include activists wearing red shirts reading "Moms Demand Action," students from a Denver high school recently affected by a shooting, and parents of a woman killed in the Aurora theater shooting in 2012.
Gun rights groups have sued to reverse two of the measures, including raising the buying age for any gun from 18 to 21 and establishing a three-day waiting period between the purchase and receipt of a gun.
The new red flag law empowers those working closely with youth and adults to petition a judge to temporarily remove someone's firearm.