"The Constitution is not a suggestion and the Second Amendment is not a second-class right, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement about the suit, adding, Denver's ban on commonly owned semi-automatic rifles directly violates the right to bear arms."
"We're here today to let them know that our answer is hell no, said Mayor Mike Johnston in response to the Trump administration's ultimatum to repeal the laws."
"In Colorado, you only have to say the places, Johnston said, naming some of the locations of mass shootings: Columbine. Aurora. Boulder."
"These laws unconstitutionally infringe on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms in common use for lawful purposes."
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Denver, asserting that the city's ban on specific semi-automatic rifles is unconstitutional. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche emphasized that the Second Amendment is a fundamental right. Denver's strict gun control laws, enacted in response to mass shootings, have faced pushback from local leaders. Governor Jared Polis and Mayor Mike Johnston have resisted federal pressure to repeal these laws, citing public support for action against assault weapons. The DOJ argues that these regulations infringe on the rights of law-abiding citizens.
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