WASHINGTON (August 23, 2024) – Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) today issued a statement thanking the organizations that filed amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) briefs with the United States Supreme Court in support of FPC’s Garland v. VanDerStok lawsuit, which challenges ATF’s “Definition of ‘Frame or Receiver’ and Identification of Firearms” Rule. More information about VanDerStok can be viewed at firearmspolicy.org/vanderstok.

“Every step of the way, courts in our VanDerStok case have rightfully held that the ATF’s rule is unlawful. On behalf of the parties, our FPC team, and our members, we thank the amicus organizations for coming together to hold the ATF accountable and commend them for their helpful briefs and generosity in support of this important challenge,” said FPC President Brandon Combs.

The following organizations submitted briefs in support of FPC’s VanDerStok challenge (in alphabetical order):

• California Gun Rights Foundation: https://www.cagunrights.org/
• California Rifle and Pistol Association: https://crpa.org/
• Center for Human Liberty
• Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms: https://ccrkba.org/
• Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition: https://www.fracaction.org/
• Foundation for Moral Law: https://morallaw.org/
• Gun Owners of America: https://www.gunowners.org/
• Gun Owners Foundation: https://foundation.gunowners.org/
• International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association: https://www.ileeta.org/
• Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership: https://jpfo.org/
• Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund: https://www.policedefense.org/
• National Association for Gun Rights: https://nationalgunrights.org/
• National Association of Chiefs of Police: https://www.nacoponline.org/
• National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers: https://nasgw.org/
• National Foundation for Gun Rights: https://gunrightsfoundation.org/
• National Rifle Association (NRA): https://home.nra.org/
• National Shooting Sports Foundation: https://www.nssf.org/
• Palmetto State Armory: https://palmettostatearmory.com/
• Second Amendment Defense and Education Coalition: https://www.sadec.org/
• Second Amendment Law Center: https://www.2alc.org/
• Tennessee Firearms Association: https://tennesseefirearms.com/
• Virginia Citizens Defense League: https://vcdl.org/
• Western States Sheriffs’ Association: https://www.westernsheriffs.org/

FPC would also like to thank the intervenor parties for their response brief (in alphabetical order):

• Defense Distributed: https://defdist.org/
• JSD Supply: https://jsdsupply.com/
• Polymer80
• Second Amendment Foundation: https://saf.org/

All briefs are available on the Supreme Court’s docket, here. Oral arguments at the Supreme Court are scheduled to take place on October 8, 2024. 

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Firearms Policy Coalition (firearmspolicy.org), a 501(c)4 nonprofit membership organization, exists to create a world of maximal human liberty, defend constitutional rights, advance individual liberty, and restore freedom. We work to achieve our strategic objectives through litigation, research, scholarly publications, amicus briefing, legislative and regulatory action, grassroots activism, education, outreach, and other programs. Our FPC Law program (FPCLaw.org) is the nation’s preeminent legal action initiative focused on restoring the right to keep and bear arms throughout the United States.