(The Center Square) – A gun rights group is suing Colorado Gov. Jared Polis in federal court seeking to overturn the state’s ban on gun magazines that hold over 15 rounds.
The National Federation for Gun Rights, the national affiliate of the Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Gun Owners (RMGO), is challenging the magazine ban following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in New York State Pistol & Rifle Association v. Bruen which overturned New York’s “proper cause” requirement for gun owners to acquire a pistol license.
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners previously challenged a new law in the town of Superior that outlawed the sale of semi-automatic rifles. A court granted a temporary restraining order preventing the town from enforcing the measure.
“The early wins in Superior are a telltale sign of what is to come not only in Colorado but around the entire country,” said Taylor Rhodes, RMGO’s executive director.
Colorado passed the magazine law in 2013. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled in 2020 that the law was constitutional.
The lawsuit argues that the law is unconstitutional because it “generally prohibit[s] the possession of arms that are commonly possessed by millions of Americans for lawful purposes.”
The office of Gov. Jared Polis, who’s named in the lawsuit as a defendant “in his official capacity,” did not immediately return a request for comment.
“We’ve known for years that the Standard Capacity Magazine Ban is an atrocious infringement against our Second Amendment freedoms, and with our help, citizens are continuing the fight against this heinous law,” RMGO President Dudley Brown said.
ALL laws banning what size mag you get, is an infringement on our 2a.. PERIOD!
Hey Gov. Jared Polis, does the “magazine law” apply to your bodyguards??? I know the answer to that, don’t I Governor Communist Polis.
NO laws seem to apply to these traitors, and their guards, ALL PAID FOR by we the tax victims.
Gov Polis fancies himself a future presidential contender. He has a habit of hiding when social justice causes result in mayhem and damage in Denver. Crime is up here due to drug addicted camping with associated filth, needles, etc. Theft is up to feed drug habits. People refuse to go to shelters if they can’t drink, drug, or bring their dogs. Our public parks are being taken over by mentally ill homeless. These people are given preference over families and victims of their crimes. No matter how much money you throw at them to help them, the mayhem continues and more come. No, not a fan of Polis. He is being challenged in the next election and I hope he’s voted out. He is a typical left leaning governor adding to all the problems of other left-lead states.