A district judge in Colorado has ruled that gun advocacy groups challenging “assault weapon” bans in several cities lack standing to pursue their claims and ordered the plaintiffs to prove their standing or risk dismissal of the case.
In an opinion and memorandum issued on Sept. 30, Judge Nina Wang of the U.S. District Court for Colorado said that the plaintiffs, led by Rocky Mountain Gun Owners and the National Association for Gun Rights, had failed to demonstrate that they were directly harmed by local ordinances that prohibit the possession, sale, and transfer of certain firearms classified as “assault weapons.”
The plaintiffs mounted a legal challenge in 2022 against four local ordinances enacted by the municipalities of Superior, Louisville, and Boulder, as well as Boulder County, arguing that the bans—which also apply to large-capacity magazines—infringed on their constitutional rights….