DOJ Is Finally Fighting Hardware Bans. Now SCOTUS Needs To Step In

Summary

The Department of Justice has filed two significant lawsuits: one on May 5 challenging Denver's ban on "assault weapons," and another on May 6 against the State of Colorado's magazine ban (Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-12-302) which prohibits magazines over 15 rounds. These actions, combined with Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon's prediction that AR-15 bans will be overturned, are increasing pressure for the Supreme Court to take up pending cases like *National Association for Gun Rights v. Lamont* and *Duncan v. Bonta* to address hardware bans and the "common use" standard.