Post by Origanalist on Jun 28, 2014 19:34:00 GMT -8
By Kirk Mitchell and John Aguilar
The Denver Post
Weld County, Colo., Sheriff John Cooke, left, with El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa, center right, and other sheriffs standing behind him, speaks during a news conference at which he announced that 54 Colorado sheriffs are filing a federal civil lawsuit against two gun control bills passed by the Colorado Legislature, in Denver, Friday, May 17 2013. (Brennan Linsley, Associated Press)
A federal judge on Thursday upheld Colorado's new gun-control laws that mandated background checks for all gun sales and limited the capacity of ammunition magazines to no more than 15 rounds.
U.S. District Chief Judge Marcia Krieger issued her 50-page ruling on the 2013 laws after a two-week civil trial in late March and early April in Denver.
The lawsuit was originally filed by plaintiffs including sheriffs, gun shops, outfitters and shooting ranges. Krieger ruled last year that the sheriffs could not sue the state in their official capacities but they could join the lawsuit as private citizens.
Krieger determined that the plaintiffs lacked standing in their lawsuit. (what?
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DOCUMENT: Read the judge's decision on Colorado gun laws. extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site36/2014/0626/20140626_032508_062614-Krieger-Opinion-Outfitters.pdf
continued at...http://www.denverpost.com/ci_26040446/federal-judge-upholds-colorado-law-limiting-gun-ammunition
The Denver Post
Weld County, Colo., Sheriff John Cooke, left, with El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa, center right, and other sheriffs standing behind him, speaks during a news conference at which he announced that 54 Colorado sheriffs are filing a federal civil lawsuit against two gun control bills passed by the Colorado Legislature, in Denver, Friday, May 17 2013. (Brennan Linsley, Associated Press)
A federal judge on Thursday upheld Colorado's new gun-control laws that mandated background checks for all gun sales and limited the capacity of ammunition magazines to no more than 15 rounds.
U.S. District Chief Judge Marcia Krieger issued her 50-page ruling on the 2013 laws after a two-week civil trial in late March and early April in Denver.
The lawsuit was originally filed by plaintiffs including sheriffs, gun shops, outfitters and shooting ranges. Krieger ruled last year that the sheriffs could not sue the state in their official capacities but they could join the lawsuit as private citizens.
Krieger determined that the plaintiffs lacked standing in their lawsuit. (what?
??)DOCUMENT: Read the judge's decision on Colorado gun laws. extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site36/2014/0626/20140626_032508_062614-Krieger-Opinion-Outfitters.pdf
continued at...http://www.denverpost.com/ci_26040446/federal-judge-upholds-colorado-law-limiting-gun-ammunition