Lawyers for Jared Polis last week asked Chief U.S. District Judge Philip Brimmer to postpone his preliminary injunction against the law until the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decides an appeal to the ruling
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Littwin: Judge blocks Colorado age requirement for guns because — wait for it — no one had such a law in 1791
You can blame Judge Brimmer for this ruling. Or you can blame the right-wing Supreme Court for ruling that judges must be historians.
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Federal judge temporarily blocks Colorado’s new law raising the age to purchase all guns to 21
The ruling was handed down by Chief U.S. District Judge Phillip A. Brimmer in a lawsuit filed by Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, a hard-line gun rights group based in Colorado
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Federal judge issues temporary restraining order, blocking Boulder County’s ban of some semi-automatic weapons
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday, blocking Boulder County from enforcing its large-capacity magazine and semi-automatic weapon bans, the latest victory for Rocky Mountain Gun Owners in its fight against gun restrictions in Colorado. The ruling follows a nearly identical decision by a different judge last month, prohibiting the town of Superior […]
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Emboldened by recent court ruling, Colorado gun rights group sues again to overturn ban on large-capacity magazines
The legal arm for Rocky Mountain Gun Owners is suing Gov. Jared Polis in federal court, ratcheting up their fight against gun restrictions after a judge last week temporarily blocked a Colorado town’s new gun control rules. The National Foundation for Gun Rights filed the lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court in Denver, challenging the […]
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Judge temporarily blocks Colorado town’s new gun control rules, including ban on assault-style rifles
By Jesse Bedayn and Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press A federal judge has temporarily blocked the town of Superior from enforcing parts of a new gun control ordinance, including a ban on the sale and possession of assault weapons, after it was challenged by gun rights groups. U.S. District Court Judge Raymond Moore issued a […]
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A major Colorado legislative primary remains undecided, but incumbents fended off challengers from Colorado Springs to Loveland
One of the most closely watched Colorado statehouse primaries this year remained too close to call Wednesday with the two Democratic candidates vying to represent central Denver’s House District 6 separated by fewer than 500 votes. Elisabeth Epps, a criminal justice activist, was leading Katie March, a former legislative aide, on Wednesday evening in a […]
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Dudley Brown: Rocky Mountain Gun Owners — bullies and proud of it
In a very odd year, the Boston Bruins won the NHL 2020 abbreviated regular season, taking the Presidents Cup – awarded to the team with the best record in the regular season. Their winning percentage? 71.4%. That’s not just a solid record, it’s astounding. By comparison, the Colorado Avalanche won 65.7% of their games until […]
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Nicolais: The decline and fall of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners’ Dudley Brown
In the seminal History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Edward Gibbon detailed the cruelty and persecution Nero enacted upon his people. As an anachronistic legend recounted, the emperor fiddled while Rome burned down around him. For the past quarter century, Dudley Brown took similar pleasure in the destruction he wrought over […]
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Incumbents, slate backed by super PAC cash head to victory in run for Colorado statehouse
Five incumbent state lawmakers appeared poised to hold off primary challengers Tuesday, while candidates backed by big outside money took the lead in four open seats in Weld County. Nearly $1.6 million in cash poured into eight highly contested seats, often supporting Republicans, and occasionally Democrats who were viewed as more middle-of-the-road. The success of […]