A divided Colorado Supreme Court on Monday upheld Denver's controversial ban on assault weapons, despite arguments that state weapons laws should trump city ordinances. The 3-3 vote, with new Justice Allison Eid abstaining, settled a high-profile fight between Colorado's largest city and state officials over two state laws enacted in 2003. They pre-empted any local regulation of firearms in favor of uniform state regulation. The city of Denver sued the state,... (GunPolicy.org)