{"id":219984,"date":"2025-09-09T15:59:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T20:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=219984"},"modified":"2025-09-19T08:22:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T13:22:22","slug":"an-infuriating-argument-in-favor-of-gun-bans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/an-infuriating-argument-in-favor-of-gun-bans\/","title":{"rendered":"An Infuriating Argument in Favor of Gun Bans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WashingtonGunLaw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"an-infuriating-argument-in-favor-of-gun-bans\" title=\"An Infuriating Argument in Favor of Gun Bans\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">0<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>William Kirk of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtongunlaw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"an-infuriating-argument-in-favor-of-gun-bans\" title=\"An Infuriating Argument in Favor of Gun Bans\">Washington Gun Law <\/a>recently broke down a troubling development in Colorado\u2019s ongoing litigation over municipal &#8220;assault weapon&#8221; and magazine bans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/app\/details\/USCOURTS-cod-1_22-cv-02680\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"an-infuriating-argument-in-favor-of-gun-bans\" title=\"An Infuriating Argument in Favor of Gun Bans\">Rocky Mountain Gun Owners v. Town of Superior<\/a><\/em>, 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"An Infuriating Argument in Favor of Gun Bans\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FKjl5byPvTg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But as Kirk explains, the most alarming part isn\u2019t the procedural move itself\u2014it\u2019s the dangerous legal reasoning behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Kirk, the <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/is-the-u-s-government-so-powerful-that-the-second-amendment-is-pointless\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"an-infuriating-argument-in-favor-of-gun-bans\" title=\"An Infuriating Argument in Favor of Gun Bans\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57\">government is attempting to reframe the Second Amendment<\/a> standard in a way that could make it nearly impossible to ever challenge a ban. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of acknowledging that firearms are protected if they are \u201cin common use for lawful purposes,\u201d the defendants argue they must be in common use specifically for self-defense. That distinction may sound minor, but as Kirk points out, it creates an evidentiary impossibility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plaintiffs would never be able to prove such a narrow definition, allowing courts to sidestep the Second Amendment entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On top of that, the defendants argue that they don\u2019t need to show a direct historical precedent for their bans, only a vague \u201chistorical principle\u201d that can be loosely tied to modern restrictions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kirk describes this as a dangerous cocktail: narrowing \u201ccommon use\u201d to self-defense while at the same time broadening historical analogies to almost anything. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If courts adopt this formula, any ban could be justified with the thinnest historical reference, no matter how far removed from the founding era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-mil-leo-only-guns-from-your-favorite-companies\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/the-mil-leo-only-guns-from-your-favorite-companies\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"an-infuriating-argument-in-favor-of-gun-bans\" title=\"An Infuriating Argument in Favor of Gun Bans\">MIL\/LEO Only Guns From Your Favorite Companies<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kirk notes that this isn\u2019t just sloppy lawyering\u2014it\u2019s a deliberate effort to rewrite the rule of law in real time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By reframing both the applicability of the Second Amendment and the historical tradition test, governments can build legal escape hatches that allow restrictions to stand regardless of precedent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He likens it to the broader trend of civilian disarmament advocates reframing not only the debate, but the very rules of the debate, until the outcome is predetermined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This, Kirk warns, is why groups like RMGO and the National Association for Gun Rights are fighting these cases so hard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If courts accept the government\u2019s arguments here, it won\u2019t just affect Colorado. It will set a precedent that undermines Second Amendment challenges everywhere, making it almost impossible to win in court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Kirk, the takeaway is clear: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-owners-3-reasons-why-you-need-legal-defense-for-self-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"an-infuriating-argument-in-favor-of-gun-bans\" title=\"An Infuriating Argument in Favor of Gun Bans\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56\">gun owners need to pay close attention to the legal<\/a> arguments being advanced, not just the outcomes. 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