30-Rnd magazine no-go in Denver?

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Doesn't the recent supreme court ruling strike down many of these laws. I am referring to the ban on handguns case in DC.

Are you referring to Denver's 30 round magazine ban?



The Heller (DC) and McDonald (Chicago) cases basically did three things:

1) Affirmed that the Second Amendment confers an "individual" right to own and possess a firearm. No bans on commonly held firearms. (Heller)

2) Conferred that an individual has the right to keep an operable firearm in their home for self-defense. (Heller)

3) Conferred that the Second Amendment is incorporated under the "Due Process" clause of the 14th Amendment and is thus applicable to State and Local Governments. (McDonald)

So called "reasonable restrictions" were allowed in the Heller decision. Those potentially being firearms licensing and registration, Assault Weapon Bans, Hi-Cap Mag bans, machine gun bans, et cetera...

What it did not address was the "Bear" part of "Keep and Bear Arms".

What's coming down the pike now are getting rid of "unreasonable licensing schemes"; ones that are so prohibitive that the average Joe can't comply (like in NYC where it costs something like $300 every few years to keep up a pistol license), and "Shall Issue Concealed Carry" for places like Illinois and California.


So as you can see at this time these decisions will not affect the Denver Mag Ban. It's possible in the future we may see a suit against California's, or Massachusetts' AWB, but I think that's years off. Denver's small potatoes. Any effect on Denver's laws will come from a bigger case like California who's AWB is much more onerous.