A Colorado group known for leading the movement to protect and preserve the Second Amendment announced Monday that it will sue the state, arguing that the law banning “ghost guns” is unconstitutional.
Rocky Mountain gun owners challenge the constitutionality of the new homemade firearms ban, filing a federal lawsuit challenging its constitutionality and violating Second Amendment rights, the Rocky Mountain gun owners said in a press release. He said he hoped the ban would be overturned because of the current situation.
“This law is a blatant attack on the constitutional rights of peaceful Coloradans,” said Rocky Mountain Gun Owners Executive Director Taylor D. Rose. “This is not just an overreach, but a direct defiance of Second Amendment freedoms.”
Senate Bill 23-279, signed by Colorado Governor Jared Polis and effective Monday, prohibits the possession, transportation, purchase, or possession of gun frames and receivers that are not serially numbered.
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A ghost gun is on display. (Luis C. Ribeiro Archive/New York Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
Anyone with a ghost gun had until Jan. 1, 2024, to have it stamped with a serial number at an authorized dealer, but the dealer would have required a background check before returning the gun. .
Referring to a recent New York State Supreme Court decision, Rose said, “This law faces the same scrutiny as any other law that seeks to restrict gun rights, especially in light of the Supreme Court's recent decision in Bruen. I believe it is intolerable.” Rifle and Pistol Associates v. Bruen.
The ruling overturned New York's gun safety law, which required permits to carry concealed weapons in public places, as unconstitutional.
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Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 23-279 on June 2, 2023, prohibiting the possession, transportation, purchase, or possession of gun frames and receivers that are not stamped with serial numbers. (Hyun Chang/The Denver Post)
“In Bruen, the Supreme Court made clear that any law that violates the right to bear arms must be consistent with the historical understanding of the Second Amendment,” Rose said. “Senate Bill 23-270 clearly does not meet this standard. If homemade unserialized guns were not legal at the founding of our country, we would all have British accents.”
The group says the bill lacks clarity and unfairly targets peaceful citizens.
The nonprofit group is also calling on advocates and gun rights advocates to support them in opposing the legislation, saying the results could impact gun control not only in Colorado but across the country. added that there is
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An aluminum 80% lower receiver for an AR-15 rifle is on display for sale at Firearms Unknown, a gun store in Oceanside, California, on April 12, 2021. Unfinished and inoperable so-called “80% receivers” are not legally considered firearms and do not require a background check to purchase in most states, but they can be used to assemble unserialized “ghost guns.” can. (Reuters/Bing Guan)
“Fighting to protect our constitutional rights is never easy, but it's always worth it,” Rose said. “We are committed to ensuring Coloradans can exercise their Second Amendment rights without undue government interference, and this lawsuit is further proof of that commitment.”
In Colorado, the person He was charged with murdering five people. Authorities say he had a ghost gun in his possession before the killings, including one at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs and one in which he injured two custodians at a Denver high school.
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Under the federal gun bill President Biden signed it last year. Manufacturers are already required to serialize these parts.
