Firearms Policy Coalition
FPC Files Reply Brief in Lawsuit Challenging California Public Carry Bans
SANTA ANA, CA (November 21, 2023) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of a reply brief in support of its motion for preliminary injunction against multiple parts of California SB2, which unilaterally declared numerous locations as “sensitive places” where the carry of firearms by licensed, law-abiding Californians is banned. The brief in Carralero v. Bonta can be viewed at FPCLegal.org.
FPC Files En Banc Petition in Lawsuit Challenging Illinois Firearm, Magazine Bans
CHICAGO, IL (November 20, 2023) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of an en banc petition with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in its lawsuit challenging the Illinois “assault weapon” and magazine bans. The petition comes after a 3-judge panel reversed the preliminary injunction FPC secured at the district court. The petition in Harrel v. Raoul case, along with other case documents, can be viewed at FPCLaw.org.
FPC and FPCAF File Summary Judgment Brief in Lawsuit Challenging ATF Pistol Brace Rule
FT. WORTH, TX (November 15, 2023) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) announced the filing of their motion for summary judgment in Mock v. Garland, their lawsuit challenging ATF’s pistol brace rule. The motion follows the Fifth Circuit determining that the rule is likely illegal and remanding the lawsuit back to the district court, which issued a preliminary injunction in October. The motion can be viewed at FPCLegal.org.
Federal Judge Rules For Plaintiff in FPC-Supported Lawsuit that Challenged Lifetime Gun Ban for Non-Violent Misdemeanor Conviction
PHILADELPHIA, PA (November 14, 2023) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that Judge John Milton Younge of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has granted summary judgment for the plaintiff in Williams v. Garland, which challenged the federal Gun Control Act’s lifetime ban on the exercise of Second Amendment rights due to a single misdemeanor conviction for a crime that did not involve violence, physical harm, or a firearm. The opinion can be viewed at FPCLegal.org.
FPC and FPCAF File Brief in Support of Challenge to Hawaii Public Handgun Carry Bans
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (November 13, 2023) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) announced the filing of a brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (and motion requesting permission to file) in support of the plaintiffs in Wolford v. Lopez, which challenges multiple public carry bans enacted by Hawaii in response to the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision. The brief can be viewed at FPCLaw.org.
FPC and FPCAF WIN: Fifth Circuit Vacates ATF’s Unlawful “Frame or Receiver” Rule
NEW ORLEANS, LA (November 9, 2023) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) announced that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in their favor, holding that portions of ATF’s “frame or receiver” rule are unlawful in VanDerStok v. Garland. The Rule will remain in effect “pending the disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, if such a writ is timely sought,” per an August order from the Supreme Court. The opinion can be viewed at FPCLegal.org.