◼ At a news conference held at the Independence Institute, a free-market think tank, the sheriffs and representatives from the Colorado Farm Bureau, Women for Concealed Carry and members of Outdoor Buddies — a charitable organization for disabled individuals — explained their case Friday. - Denver Post
◼ The suit alleges that two of the new gun laws in Colorado are unconstitutional. - D.C. Clothesline
It is also widely believed that the problems go beyond constitutional issues and create an enforcement problem. ◼ The Daily Caller reports:
El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa said the laws are not only unconstitutional, but also confusing and unenforceable.◼ According to Breitbart.com the NRA issued a statement on Friday in support of the Colorado Sheriffs. - Debra Heine/Breitbart
For example, the ban on magazines was discussed by its Democratic sponsors as applying only to those that hold more than 15 rounds, in response to mass-shooting incidents in Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn.
But the law also outlaws any magazine that can be easily converted to hold more than 15 rounds, which applies to practically all magazines with a removable base plate that can be replaced with an after-market extender.
After July 1, the owners of such magazines cannot sell them, loan them or give them away. In effect, it means that even if they give their weapon to someone else for safekeeping — or, in the case of one wheelchair-bound plaintiff who spoke Friday, to hold momentarily as he gets in and out of his chair — they will be breaking the law.
The background-check requirement is also unduly burdensome, the sheriffs say. Maketa gave as an example a neighbor of his who, under the new law, would have to perform a background check on his fiancé if he left his firearm with her when he deploys with the military.
