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Frustrated after years of gun store burglaries — and by security measures at one gun store that has been the target of repeat break-ins — Littleton City Council approved Colorado's first law requiring firearm dealers to lock up their guns after hours. https://littletonindependent.net/stories/littleton-enacts-states-first-safe-storage-law-for-gun-dealers,372453
For Littleton, the law is the latest outcome of the years-long controversy over Triple J Armory, a south Littleton gun store that has been the target of repeat burglaries, and drew lawsuits after building an unapproved shooting range. https://littletonindependent.net/stories/pressures-grow-against-gun-store-shooting-range,268147
It's not the first local law to arise from the controversy. In 2019, Littleton tightened laws around how shooting ranges are approved after city officials say they were caught off-guard by Triple J's new range -- which was a valid use under city code. https://littletonindependent.net/stories/new-law-limits-shooting-ranges-in-littleton,281215
Littleton's new safe storage gun law was developed in close partnership with Littleton Police Chief Doug Stephens, a conservative and second amendment proponent who previously expressed support for the state's Red Flag Law, saying it could save lives. https://littletonindependent.net/stories/littleton-police-ready-to-carry-out-red-flag-orders-chief-says,292859
Littleton gun stores have been the target of numerous burglaries in recent years, including several as part of a wave of smash-and-grab burglaries in 2016 and 2017. https://littletonindependent.net/stories/area-gun-store-burglaries-not-impulse-crimes,252827
