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Colorado Gun Group Challenges 'Ghost Gun' Ban

Rocky Mountain Gun Owners file federal lawsuit, arguing the ban infringes on Second Amendment rights.

FILE - This image provided by U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, shows a ghost gun seized in undercover transactions in New York. On Monday, Jan. 1, 2023, gun rights groups filed a federal lawsuit challenging Colorado's ban on so-called ghost guns. (U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York via AP, File)
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Overview

  • Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, a Colorado gun group, has filed a federal lawsuit against the state, challenging the constitutionality of a recently enacted ban on 'ghost guns'.
  • The ban, which took effect on January 1, 2024, prohibits the possession, transport, purchase, and ownership of gun frames and receivers that do not have serial numbers.
  • The lawsuit argues that the ban infringes on Second Amendment rights, with the group's executive director, Taylor D. Rhodes, stating that the law is a 'direct defiance to our Second Amendment freedoms'.
  • The ban comes in response to a dramatic rise in the use of ghost guns in crimes, with their reported use increasing by 1,000% between 2017 and 2021, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
  • The lawsuit is one of several Second Amendment lawsuits aimed at a series of gun control regulations passed by Colorado's majority Democratic legislature and signed by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis last year.