State Dems accused of pushing ‘backdoor gun tax’ on lawful firearm owners

A Colorado bill would require gun owners to purchase firearm liability insurance or face fines. A Denver publication called it a "backdoor gun tax."

Megan Myers is an associate producer/writer with Fox News Digital Originals. 

"That’s right, the same ‘justice reform’-obsessed lawmakers who had to be publicly shamed into cracking down on auto theft last year after previously reducing it to a misdemeanor — have no problem socking it to lawful gun owners," The Denver Gazette's editorial board wrote Sunday.

One of the bill's sponsors, Rep. Steven Woodrow, said the bill would encourage responsible firearm ownership amid escalating gun violence. He pointed to a study that found deaths and injuries from firearms cost Colorado nearly $12 billion each year.