Proponents of a bill that would prevent local governments from enacting red-flag gun laws say these regulations are unconstitutional. But opponents say they can be important in preventing gun violence.
The state law prohibits the sale of gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. Justices must decide whether it infringes on residents’ constitutional rights.
David Daniels writes, "The NRA is not the advocacy group it once was, just as the Republican Party is not what it used to be. Both entities have become cesspools of corruption and extremism."
The Washington State Supreme Court has agreed to directly review a lower court ruling that invalidated the state’s ban on the sale of ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
The Colorado House of Representatives gave preliminary approval Friday evening to a bill that would ban the sale, purchase and manufacture of many semi-automatic rifles beginning this summer.