A Colorado city voted to ban ‘assault weapons’ — but numerous legal questions remain unanswered

By Chris Enloe

The city council of Boulder, Colorado, voted last week to ban “assault weapons,” adding it’s name to the growing list of municipalities seeking to bar the firearms.

What happened?

The controversial city ordinance, which would also ban bump stocks and high-capacity magazines, passed unanimously on its first reading, according to the Denver Post.

As written, the ordinance would require any city resident with a firearm that falls under the provision to register it in a gun registry with the Boulder Police Department — where a fee will be assessed — or surrender it, according to the Complete Colorado.

The city council approved the ordinance after a five-hour meeting, according to the Post, where nearly 150 people signed up to speak against the proposal. In the end, 111 people spoke, but that wasn’t enough for the local leaders.

Councilwoman Jill Adler Grano, who proposed the ban, called the decision to ban assault weapons a “no-brainer” and rejected claims that it is a knee-jerk reaction to the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, February.

“This is not a knee-jerk reaction. If it were a knee-jerk reaction, it would have come after the first mass shooting and there have been hundreds. …Read the Rest

Source:: The Blaze