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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Brown

SHOCKING: Trump administration sues denver over its 1989 assault weapons ban - What They Never Told You

Congress Sanctuary Cities - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The Trump administration sued Denver and its police department on Tuesday seeking to strike down an assault weapons ban that's been in place for Colorado's largest city since 1989.

The lawsuit came a day after city officials publicly rejected calls by the Department of Justice to repeal the longstanding local ordinance that makes it a crime to possess assault weapons.

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