UPDATE: According to Kopel, Grand County Sheriff Rodney Johnson has now joined the effort.

 

The Independence Institute, along with 54 of Colorado’s County Sheriffs, has filed suit against the extreme gun control legislation pushed through the legislature this year by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s lobbyist.

From their press release:

DENVER, Colo — On Friday, May 17, fifty-four Colorado Sheriffs are filing a federal civil rights lawsuit against two bills passed by the Colorado legislature in March. The suit is being filed in Federal District Court in Denver.

Joining the 54 Sheriffs in the civil rights lawsuit are disabled individuals, Outdoor Buddies (a charitable organization for disabled individuals), licensed firearms dealers, Magpul, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the Colorado State Shooting Association, the Colorado Outfitters Association, Colorado Youth Outdoors, and Women for Concealed Carry.

Below are the heroes who joined the lawsuit. Make sure to thank them next time you see them.

You can read the full formal complaint here.

54 SHERIFFS:

JOHN B. COOKE, Sheriff of Weld County, Colorado;

TERRY MAKETA, Sheriff of El Paso County, Colorado;

JUSTIN SMITH, Sheriff of Larimer County, Colorado;

DAVID A. WEAVER, Sheriff of Douglas County, Colorado;

BRUCE W. HARTMAN, Sheriff of Gilpin County, Colorado;

KEN PUTNAM, Sheriff of Cheyenne County, Colorado;

DENNIS SPRUELL, Sheriff of Montezuma County, Colorado;

TIM JANTZ, Sheriff of Moffat County, Colorado;

JERRY MARTIN, Sheriff of Dolores County, Colorado;

MIKE ENSMINGER, Sheriff of Teller County, Colorado;

SHAYNE HEAP, Sheriff of Elbert County, Colorado;

CHAD DAY, Sheriff of Yuma County, Colorado;

FRED D. MCKEE, Sheriff of Delta County, Colorado;

LOU VALLARIO, Sheriff of Garfield County, Colorado;

FRED HOSSELKUS, Sheriff of Mineral County, Colorado;

BRETT L. POWELL, Sheriff of Logan County, Colorado;

JAMES FAULL, Sheriff of Prowers County, Colorado;

LARRY KUNTZ, Sheriff of Washington County, Colorado;

BRIAN E. NORTON, Sheriff of Rio Grande County, Colorado;

DUKE SCHIRARD, Sheriff of La Plata County, Colorado;

JIM BEICKER, Sheriff of Fremont County, Colorado;

RONALD BRUCE, Sheriff of Hinsdale County, Colorado;

CHRIS S. JOHNSON, Sheriff of Otero County, Colorado;

FRED JOBE, Sheriff of Custer County, Colorado;

DONALD KRUEGER, Sheriff of Clear Creek County, Colorado;

JAMES CRONE, Sheriff of Morgan County, Colorado;

SI WOODRUFF, Sheriff of Rio Blanco County, Colorado;

TOM RIDNOUR, Sheriff of Kit Carson County, Colorado;

TOM NESTOR, Sheriff of Lincoln County, Colorado;

STAN HILKEY, Sheriff of Mesa County, Colorado;

FORREST FRAZEE, Sheriff of Kiowa County, Colorado;

RICK DUNLAP, Sheriff of Montrose County, Colorado;

TED B. MINK, Sheriff of Jefferson County, Colorado;

DAVE STONG, Sheriff of Alamosa County, Colorado;

FRED WEGENER, Sheriff of Park County, Colorado;

BRUCE NEWMAN, Sheriff of Huerfano County, Colorado;

RANDY PECK, Sheriff of Sedgwick County, Colorado;

DOMINIC MATTIVI, JR., Sheriff of Ouray County, Colorado;

JOHN MINOR, Sheriff of Summit County, Colorado;

SCOTT FISCHER, Sheriff of Jackson County, Colorado;

PETER GONZALEZ, Sheriff of Archuleta County, Colorado;

RICK BESECKER, Sheriff of Gunnison County, Colorado;

CHARLES “ROB” URBACH , Sheriff of Phillips County, Colorado;

ROD FENSKE, Sheriff of Lake County, Colorado;

GRAYSON ROBINSON, Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado;

DAVID D. CAMPBELL, Sheriff of Baca County, Colorado;

MIKE NORRIS, Sheriff of Saguache County, Colorado;

AMOS MEDINA, Sheriff of Costilla County, Colorado;

MILES CLARK, Sheriff of Crowley County, Colorado;

DAVID ENCINIAS, Sheriff of Bent County, Colorado;

SUE KURTZ, Sheriff of San Juan County, Colorado;

JAMES (JIM) CASIAS, Sheriff of Las Animas County, Colorado;

GARRETT WIGGINS, Sheriff of Routt County, Colorado;

DOUGLAS N. DARR , Sheriff of Adams County, Colorado;