# @denverpost on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DX9Rc-jCjX_
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-05T12:43:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Denver Post (@denverpost) — https://gondola.cc/denverpost

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The U.S. Department of Justice last week demanded Denver end its longstanding ban on assault weapons and threatened to sue should officials fail to comply, prompting defiance from city leaders who on Monday vowed to defend the decades-old municipal law.

“Denver’s law has stood for 37 years because it works, it saves lives and it reflects the values of our community,” Mayor Mike Johnston said in a statement Monday. “No demand or lawsuit from Washington is going to change that.”

Since 1989, Denver has restricted the possession and sale of guns with magazines carrying more than 15 rounds — which includes AR-15-style rifles as well as other types of guns.

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📝: Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post
📷: Andy Cross, The Denver Post // akakross

#Denver #guns #doj #gunviolence #AR15

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