No, not braggin'. Just something that needs pointing out now and again. Indeed, Colorado ain't all that free anyhow, and has many firearms laws which obviously are illegal under the highest law of the land and in fact its own constitution.
See, one of the problems is that the majority of lawmakers don't give a hoot about the constitution (either state or national) and pass laws knowing full well that a constitutional challenge to these laws is a long drawn out and very expensive affair. Few folks have the resources to challenge them. And the other problem is that
for the most part, someone has to actually be convicted of a crime under a given law in order to make an appeal on constitutional grounds.
That's one of the main flaws of our legal system. You may rant and rail and rage and shake your fist at some law some statist legislators passed, but unless you're willing to break that law and be convicted of that crime,
you usually have zero standing to challenge it.As an example, in the famous McDonald v Chicago case, most of the original complainants' pleas were "dismissed" on the grounds that they had no legal standing to complain. McDonald was the only one left with "standing," which is why his is the only name which appears on the final decision.
Nevertheless, it's still useful to point out that a law seems to be unconstitutional on the theory that "raising consciouness" about unlawful laws is a good thing in general. If enough people realize how many laws are actually unconstitutional, they may start thinking about how their legislators think and boot their asses out on the street, where they have to earn a living just like the rest of us.
Otis McDonald, a plain guy just like you and me, but my hero:
Terry, 230RN
REF:
http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/2010/03/17/meet-otis-mcdonald/(Pic credit in cited link)