A judge found the city council lacked authority to repeal the ban because it needed to go to a vote under the city's charter.
Firearms have been prohibited at the state Capitol for members of the public since 2007, but lawmakers have long carried weapons into the building.DENVER — Senate Republicans on Tuesday charged that legislation seeking to effectively ban lawmakers from bringing firearms into the state Capitol is unconstitutional.
The bill's Democratic sponsors, Sens. Sonja Jaquez Lewis of Longmont and Chris Kolker of Centennial, narrowed its scope in a Senate Judiciary Committee last week. The panel not only changed the bill's title — a fairly unusual move — but also added the state Capitol to the list of"sensitive spaces," while removing more than a dozen others.
The bill title change is meant to denote the bill would comply with two U.S. Supreme Court rulings. Firearms have been prohibited at the state Capitol for members of the public since 2007, but lawmakers have long carried weapons into the building, included loaded weapons. The Senate committee whittled down the list to a few areas — to colleges, universities and schools; local government offices and courthouses; and polling locations.9NEWS+ has multiple live daily shows including 9NEWS Mornings, Next with Kyle Clark and 9NEWS+ Daily, an original streaming program. 9NEWS+ is where you can watch live breaking news, weather updates, and press conferences.
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