The Denver Gazette’s Deborah Grigsby reports that the U.S. Department of Justice has sued Denver over the city’s 37-year ban on so-called assault-style weapons. The DOJ argues Denver is unconstitutionally banning certain protected semi-automatic rifles and infringing on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms for lawful purposes.
This came less than 24 hours after Denver Mayor Mike Johnston stood at City Hall and told the DOJ, “hell no,” saying Denver would not roll back what he called a common-sense policy. The DOJ, meanwhile, said Denver could have avoided the lawsuit by agreeing to stop enforcing the ban, acknowledge its unconstitutionality, and enter into a court-enforceable order. In other words, Denver got told to quit stomping on the Constitution and responded by polishing its boot.
The Bullet Point Brief
- The DOJ filed suit against Denver over its longstanding weapons ban, saying it violates the Second Amendment. About damn time somebody with lawyers and a budget showed up.
- Denver’s ban targets so-called assault-style weapons, but the DOJ says it reaches commonly owned semi-automatic rifles protected by the Constitution. The left loves inventing scary labels, then pretending the label repeals your rights.
- Mayor Mike Johnston called the DOJ’s action “a sweeping overreach of the federal government.” That is rich coming from a city government perfectly comfortable reaching into your gun safe.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said, “The Constitution is not a suggestion and the Second Amendment is not a second-class right.” Put that on a bumper sticker and park it outside Denver City Hall.
- The DOJ wanted Denver to stop enforcing the ban and agree not to enforce similar bans that violate constitutional rights. Denver said no. So now they get the courtroom version of “you were warned.”
My Bottom Line
It is about damn time somebody sued the ruling elite Democrats in Colorado over the theft of our God-given rights.
I have watched ruling Democrats do this for years, especially under the Polis administration. They do not care what state law says. They do not care what the state constitution says. They do not care what federal statute says. They do not care what the United States Constitution says. They just pass bills. Lots of them. Why? Power and political will. That is why.
And here is the trick: they know a law may be unconstitutional, but it does not matter until someone with standing, time, money, and enough stomach lining left lawyers up, files suit, and drags the thing through the courts. That means regular people lose their rights first and maybe get them back later, after years of legal bills and government delay. Meanwhile, the law just lingers, like a locker room fart.
That is not how rights are supposed to work. The Constitution is not a permission slip from Denver City Council. The Second Amendment is not a hobby the government can tolerate when convenient and crush when politically useful. Rights do not belong to the ruling class. They belong to the people.
This is why elections matter. Ruling Democrats will steal your God-given rights if it fits their political narrative, the law be damned. Then they will stand at a podium, call it public safety, and wait for you to run out of money before justice shows up. Good to see someone finally stand up and say no. Good to see Denver dragged into court. Good to see the fight joined.
Source: The Denver Gazette
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