In the wake of the movie theater massacre in Aurora, Colorado officials approved a number of new gun control laws. The measures passed the Colorado legislature in 2013 and were signed into law by Governor John Hickenlooper. The new laws were immediately challenged by supporters of gun rights. But now, reports Reuters, a federal appeals court has ordered a lower court judge to dismiss the challenges to the gun legislation.
The Colorado gun laws ban ammunition magazines with more than 15 rounds and require universal background checks for gun buyers. The losing lawsuit was brought by county sheriffs, gun shops, outfitters and shooting ranges. They claimed that the legislation severely restricted Coloradans' rights to bear arms.
A federal judge said no evidence had been produced to show that the right to gun ownership would be infringed by the new laws.
