Gun rights lawsuit aims at Colorado’s state and local carry restrictions

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24 August 2026
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Colorado is facing yet another lawsuit over statewide and local gun rights restrictions, this one challenging the state’s concealed carry permitting and the City of Denver’s open-carry ban.

The latest lawsuit, brought by the National Rifle Association and two out-of-state gun owners, argues that the state and city’s carry laws “together leave otherwise qualified nonresidents who travel to Denver with no lawful means to carry a handgun there for self-defense.”

The complaint marks the latest in a line of recent legal challenges, brought by both gun rights groups and the Trump administration, targeting restrictive gun laws in Colorado...

“These NRA members’ Second Amendment rights have been and are being violated by the combined effect of Denver and Colorado law because the Amendment protects carrying firearms when visiting other states,” the lawsuit reads...

... Colorado is also facing a lawsuit from the Colorado State Shooting Association (CSSA) challenging Senate Bill 25-003, the state’s new permit-to-purchase scheme for semiautomatic rifles, shotguns and handguns that went into effect on August 1...

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