Kirk warns the government is trying to twist the Second Amendment so it can never be properly defended. Instead of protecting firearms “in common use for lawful purposes,” they claim guns must be commonly used specifically for self-defense. That tiny distinction makes it impossible to prove and lets courts dodge the Constitution entirely.
William Kirk of Washington Gun Law recently broke down a troubling development in Colorado’s ongoing litigation over municipal “assault weapon” and magazine bans.
In Rocky Mountain Gun Owners v. Town of Superior, the defendants have filed a renewed motion for summary judgment, essentially asking the court to toss out the lawsuit without even moving forward to discovery or trial.
But as Kirk explains, the most alarming part isn’t the procedural move itself—it’s the dangerous legal reasoning behind it.
According to Kirk, the government is attempting to reframe the Second Amendment standard in a way that could make it nearly impossible to ever challenge a ban.
By Larry Z

