Tennessee Firearms Association joins in amicus brief to US Supreme Court on high capacity magazines
On April 1, 2022, Tennessee Firearms Association joined with Gun Owners
of America, Inc., and other national and state organizations to submit
an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in a petition filed in the case of Virginia Duncan, et al., v. Rob Bonta, No. 21-1194.
This is one of many cases in which Tennessee Firearms Association is
aggressively representing the interests not only of its members but all
Tennesseans and citizens of this country in the battle against local,
state and national government interests to better define and protect our
rights as protected by the Second Amendment.
This case starts
in 2000 when California passed legislation to prohibit any “magazine
feeding device” that would hold more than 10 rounds. California
residents filed suit in 2017 to challenge this and additional laws
regulating high capacity magazines. Fortunately, at the time, a federal
district court in California granted an injunction against the state’s
enforcement of the law and later the district court granted summary
judgment to those who were challenging the law by finding that the law
violated the constitutionally protected rights of citizens.
Initially,
a three judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in
2020 the trial court’s ruling. The State of California then petitioned
all of the judges of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to set aside the
decision of the 3 judge panel so that all of the judges, known as an “en
banc” panel, could hear and decide the case. The 9th Circuit Court of
Appeals, acting collectively, submitted to the request of the State of
California and when it reheard the case it reversed both the decisions
of the 3 judge appellate panel as well as the trial court.
The
actions of the 9th Circuit in this action as well as other appellate
courts, including the Sixth Circuit which covers Tennessee, have
demonstrated an ongoing refusal to follow the law and the spirit of the
the majority of US Supreme Court judges in the Heller and McDonald decisions.
A copy of the amicus brief which the TFA supported is included on the TFA's news report on its website.
We ask that TFA members consider making supplemental member donations to help offset the cost and actual expense (TFA’s attorneys are donating their time) in supporting these briefs.
TFALAC Annual Event
Finally,
the TFALAC (TFA’s political action committee) has set its annual BBQ
lunch and auction for Saturday, September 3, 2022 at the Farm Bureau
Expo Center in Wilson county, Tennessee. Please sign up as sponsors, vendors or purchase your tables and tickets. |
