COLORADO SPRINGS — A new Colorado law increases the penalty for gun theft to a felony, no matter the price of the stolen gun.

Governor Jared Polis signed HB25-1062 into law on Monday. The legislation makes all firearm theft a Class 6 felony, which carries a 12-18 month prison sentence, a mandatory one-year parole period, and fines ranging from $1,000 to $100,000.

Under the previous law, the penalty for stealing a firearm that cost less than $2,000 was considered a misdemeanor or a petty offense.

Jeremy Manson, manager of Spartan Defense gun store in Colorado Springs, said the new law is a step in the right direction to crack down on gun theft.

"The penalty being based on the dollar amount of a gun is one of those things that doesn't make a lot of sense. A $200 gun can do just as much

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