" Weld County, Colo., Sheriff John Cooke, left, with El Paso
County Sheriff Terry Maketa, center right, and other
sheriffs standing behind him, speaks during a news
conference at which he announced that 54 Colorado sheriffs
are filing a federal civil lawsuit against two gun control
bills passed by the Colorado Legislature, in Denver,
Friday, May 17 2013. Among other claims, the group of
sheriffs and others joining the suit argue that the laws
violate the 2nd and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. "