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Comparative Constitutional Law Keyed to Sutton, 5th Ed.
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners v. Polis
Citation:
467 P.3d 314 (2020)Facts
In 2013, Colorado enacted House Bill 1224 prohibiting large-capacity magazines in response to mass shootings at Columbine High School in 1999 and the Aurora movie theater in 2012, where shooters used large-capacity magazines killing over two dozen people and wounding scores more. The legislation defines large-capacity magazines as devices capable of accepting, or designed to be readily converted to accept, more than fifteen rounds of ammunition. Plaintiffs alleged that because approximately ninety percent of detachable magazines contain removable base pads that allow for maintenance and cleaning but also make conversion possible, the statute effectively bans most functional firearms. At trial, evidence established that large-capacity magazines increase casualties in mass shootings, that pauses for reloading create life-saving opportunities for victims, and that legitimate self-defense rarely requires more than two to three shots. The statute contains a grandfather clause permitting continued possession of magazines owned before July 1, 2013.
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