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Trump administration sues Denver over its 1989 assault weapons ban
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Trump administration sues Denver over its 1989 assault weapons ban

The Independent·Matthew Brown·about 1 month ago
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The Trump administration sued Denver and its police department on Tuesday seeking to strike down an assault weapons ban that's been in place for Colorado 's largest city since 1989. The lawsuit came a day after city officials publicly rejected calls by the Department of Justice to repeal the longstanding local ordinance that makes it a crime to possess assault weapons. Trump's Republican administration alleges the ban violates the Constitution's Second Amendment right to bear arms. The administration also is threatening to sue Colorado over a statewide ban on large-capacity ammunition magazines adopted following a 2012 mass shooting at a movie theater. “The Constitution is not a suggestion and the Second Amendment is not a second-class right,” acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement on Tuesday.…

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