Pro-gun rights
Victory for Gun Owners: Harrisburg’s Ordinances Overturned
Several days ago, unbeknownst to all Parties involved and after 9 years of litigation, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince of the Firearms Industry Consulting Group (“FICG), a division of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., secured a major victory against the City of Harrisburg's illegal firearm ordinances in Firearm Owners Against Crime - Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action, et al. … Continue reading Victory for Gun Owners: Harrisburg’s Ordinances Overturned →
FPC Strikes to End New Jersey’s “1-in-30” Firearm Ban Following Victory Over California
TRENTON, N.J. (September 27, 2024) – Following its victory ending California’s “1-in-30” firearm purchase ban, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that it has filed a new federal lawsuit to strike down New Jersey’s version of the law. The complaint in Struck v. Platkin can be viewed at firearmspolicy.org/struck.
FPC, NRA Team Up on Second Amendment Brief in Ninth Circuit Appeal Challenging Federal Gun Ban
SAN FRANCISCO (September 26, 2024) – On September 24, 2024, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and the National Rifle Association (NRA) filed a joint brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in United States v. Duarte. In Duarte, the defendant was charged with violating a federal law prohibiting firearm possession by people convicted of crime punishable by more than one year of imprisonment, regardless of the nature of that crime. The brief, authored by Joseph G.S. Greenlee and Erin M. Erhardt of NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action, can be viewed at FPCLegal.org.
FPC Brief Explains Why the Federal Post Office Gun Ban is Unconstitutional
ATLANTA (September 26, 2024) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that it has filed a brief with the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in a criminal case about carry on U.S. Post Office property. The brief comes after FPC filed its own lawsuit directly challenging the constitutionality of this federal ban in the Northern District of Texas, called FPC v. Garland. FPC’s amicus brief in United States v. Ayala can be viewed at FPCLegal.org.
FPC Concludes Briefing in California Firearm Waiting Period Ban Lawsuit
SAN DIEGO (September 20, 2024) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that lawyers for the organization have filed a reply brief with the Southern District of California in support of its motion for summary judgment in Richards v. Bonta, an FPC case challenging California’s 10-day firearm waiting period ban. The brief can be viewed at firearmspolicy.org/richardsvbonta.
Third Circuit Court Of Appeals To Review Stay in Suarez, et al. v. Paris Case
As our viewers are aware, on Monday, District Court Judge Christopher Conner granted PSP Commissioner Paris' request to stay his decision striking down major portions of the Uniform Firearms Act in Suarez, et al. v. PSP Commissioner, 1:21-cv-710 (Middle District of PA). Today, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince of the Firearms Industry Consulting Group (“FICG), a division of Civil Rights Defense … Continue reading Third Circuit Court Of Appeals To Review Stay in Suarez, et al. v. Paris Case →
Appeal in FPC-Backed Lawsuit Seeks to Defend Gun-Related Protected Speech in Public Schools
CINCINNATI (September 17, 2024) – Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) today announced that an opening brief was filed in an FPC-backed lawsuit challenging a Michigan public school’s ban on gun-related speech that prevented a third-grader from wearing a hat to the school’s “hat day” bearing the text “Come and Take It” and an image of an AR-15 rifle. The brief, filed with the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, can be viewed at firearmspolicy.org/mccrumb.
FPC Petitions Supreme Court to Fix Circuit Split on Second Amendment Injury in Preliminary Injunction Analysis
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 16, 2024) – Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) has filed a petition with the United States Supreme Court seeking to address an important circuit split and establish that an infringement of Second Amendment protected rights for any period of time is necessarily irreparable injury. This petition in both Gray v. Jennings and Graham v. Jennings, two consolidated FPC cases that challenge Delaware’s bans on so-called “assault weapons” and “large-capacity” magazines, comes from a misguided Third Circuit opinion holding that infringements of Second Amendment protected rights are not equal to abridgments under the First Amendment. The petition can be viewed at FPClaw.org.
PSP Commissioner Paris’ Stay Request Before The District Court Is Granted In Suarez, Et Al. v. Paris
Minutes ago, Judge Christopher Conner granted PSP Commissioner Paris' request to stay the decision rendered in Suarez, et al. v. PSP Commissioner, 1:21-cv-710 (Middle District of PA), even though the Commissioner not only failed to comply with the Local Rules of the Middle District of Pennsylvania but more importantly, the Third Circuit has stated it … Continue reading PSP Commissioner Paris’ Stay Request Before The District Court Is Granted In Suarez, Et Al. v. Paris →
