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“This is not a protest!” exclaimed Ryan Tuleja, one of several dozen Second Amendment defenders who gathered outside the Colorado State Capitol on the day a ban of high-capacity magazines went into effect.
And he was right.
The event was more of an act of civil disobedience, with people in attendance selling and swapping prohibited magazines — all in front of the eyes of a local law enforcement agency.
“This law is unenforceable,” Tuleja shouted. “They know it’s unenforceable!”
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Officers stood idly as these acts took place.
Look below to see photos and accompanying captions from the event.
Continue for more photos from yesterday’s gun-magazine-ban demonstration at the State Capitol. More from our Schmuck of the Week archive: “Mike Vanderboegh announces schmucky plan to violate Colorado gun-magazine ban.”
