Trump administration sues Denver over its 1989 assault weapons ban
- On Wednesday, The Justice Department sued Colorado to block its ban on magazines holding more than 15 rounds, arguing such magazines are standard for firearms and protected by the Second Amendment.
- Citing the Supreme Court's 2022 Bruen decision, The DOJ complaint rejects the label "large-capacity" as "tendentious" and "politically charged," arguing these magazines are in common use for lawful purposes like those for the AR-15.
- Barry Arrington, Acting Chief of The DOJ Second Amendment Section, signed the complaint; Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon has prioritized Second Amendment litigation challenging firearm restrictions in Los Angeles and Washington.
- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser condemned the lawsuit as a "dangerous overreach," stating magazine laws "satisfy Second Amendment protections, decrease the deadly impacts of mass shootings, and save lives."
- Filed in the United States District Court, the suit challenges the state's magazine ban while The DOJ continues its national campaign against state firearm restrictions, requiring Colorado to formally respond.
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The Trump administration sued Colorado on Wednesday seeking to strike down a 13-year-old state ban on large-capacity firearm ammunition magazines, those allowing more than 15 bullets to be fired in rapid succession without the need to re-load. The lawsuit claims that Colorado’s restriction on gun magazines, enacted in 2013 in the wake of a mass shooting that killed 12 people and wounded 58 others inside an Aurora movie theater, infringes on the …
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