Colorado Sheriffs again join suit vs. gun laws

Gun-rights advocates, including most of Colorado’s sheriffs, are renewing their fight against the state’s two new gun-control laws. They filed a court notice Monday stating they are appealing a judge’s decision that the laws comply with the U.S. Constitution. One law bans firearms magazines, acquired after July 1, 2013, of more than 15 rounds. The other expands background checks to include transfer of guns from one person to another. Advocates of gun rights contend that the laws violate the Second Amendment and sued to have the laws overturned. Chief U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger in Denver ruled June 26, the laws are constitutional...more