Although Colorado Sheriffs Against Gun Control are introducing a lawsuit to challenge the state’s recent rash of restrictive firearms legislation, Magpul remains committed to leaving the state. Even if the laws are overturned.
Magpul released to following statement:
Just to clarify, we are still moving, regardless of the outcome of this legal action. That train has left the station, and we are well into the selection and negotiation process as well as arranging many elements to be prepared to launch and already moving some production out of state.
This lawsuit, however, could have national implications. If this suit can get a mag ban struck down as unconstitutional, the nation may see a ripple effect across other states who choose not to trust their Citizens with their natural rights. That makes this fight worth fighting even more than just the implications for CO, which would have been enough to get us involved.
Stay tuned for more information on how to help this effort, for CO and for all states that currently have unconstitutional magazine restrictions.
Magpul has also announced that they will join in the law suit.
MAGPUL INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES LAWSUIT TO INVALIDATE COLORADO GUN CONTROL MEASURES
Denver, Colorado – May 17th, 2013 – Magpul Industries, an Erie, Colorado, based manufacturer of firearms accessories, announced today that it has joined 53 Colorado County Sheriffs and other plaintiffs in filing a lawsuit this morning to invalidate gun control measures recently passed by the Colorado legislature and enacted by Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper.
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court and establishes that Colorado House Bill 1224 (magazine restrictions) and House Bill 1229 (universal background checks) violate the constitutional rights of lawful gun owners located in Colorado.
Duane Liptak, Director of Product Management and Marketing for Magpul Industries, said that these gun control laws do nothing other than restrict the ability of law abiding citizens to defend themselves and Magpul is committed to invalidating these infringements:
“Colorado’s recently passed gun control laws are a direct assault on the constitutional rights of the responsible people who live in and visit this great state. These laws will do nothing to enhance public safety and only place unreasonable limitations on the ability of law abiding citizens to defend themselves. While Magpul is currently in the process of moving its operations out of Colorado, we will not turn our back on our native state. Extreme gun control interests have forced the passage of these unconstitutional laws in Colorado, and as a company, we are resolved to restore those rights to the people.”
Magpul’s outside legal counsel, Jon Anderson, of Holland & Hart LLP, said that the Colorado gun control bills are unconstitutional and so poorly drafted that the new laws would be enforced in an inconsistent manner:
“Colorado’s gun control laws are in direct conflict with the U.S. Constitution. In addition, these bills were so poorly drafted that no one agrees on the scope of the government regulation. If teams of lawyers cannot agree on what these bills prohibit, how can we expect citizens to abide by these laws and how can we rely on law enforcement to implement these laws in a consistent manner?”
Magpul will continue to support productive efforts to FREE COLORADO from government regulations that imperil the rights of law abiding firearm owners.
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Right on!
I hope this ban gets overturned along with the other “feel good” laws they shoved through. Despite everything, I am happy that Magpul is moving on and leaving Colorado behind. It’s obvious to me that CO doesn’t care about it’s in-state businesses or employees. That is, unless, they’re selling pot.
We as Colorado citizens care. I just think some of us became complacent when it came to politics. This has been a wake-up call, and I predict a very different political landscape in 2014 and 2016.
Now that pot is legal and 2nd Amend is torn up, I was wondering if there might be some device that could hold and protect joints. You know, pot joints. Perhaps putting them in a protective brass casing and then creating a sort of spring loaded dispenser which would eject each casing, filled with a joint of course, when the user wanted a new one. Given the Gov’s preference for drugs, I think a device that held 30 joints in a protective brass casing would be ideal. Perhaps such a device would be legal under CO law. Any ideas?
I wish Law Enforcement in NY, NJ, MD, MA and other “ban states” had the integrity and the guts to do this. Sadly, we have the NY and NJ State Police, happy to escort you from chambers under threat of violence if you do not bow to the masters…
Three cheers for Magpul! I hope too that this becomes the state of mind, and course of action from law enforcment across the country. Keep educating, and stay active politically, for our rights depend on it.
Several counties here in Maryland have filed protests against the new misguided gun legislation that was passed through.
http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/political/counties-pass-protest-resolutions-against-new-gun-laws