Colorado's lawmakers in the state Senate advanced a bill to ban the sale and manufacture of some semiautomatic weapons.

The Colorado Senate gave initial approval to a bill that would limit the sale of certain semiautomatic firearms early Friday morning — but only after building in a loophole sought by Gov. Jared Polis and enabled by the absence of a needed Democratic senator.

To qualify for the carveout, a gun purchaser would have to complete a training course offered through the state.

To qualify for the carveout, a gun purchaser would have to complete a training course that would be regulated by the state and offered through Colorado Parks and Wildlife

The Colorado Senate conducted the first floor debates Thursday on a bill that would make it easier for workers to negotiate a key provision of union contracts and another that is the marquee gun