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YEAR IN REVIEW: FPC Fought Hard for Your Rights in 2020! Here's How:
From hard-fought lawsuits to heavy hitters joining the team, 2020 has been a busy year at Firearms Policy Coalition! Since we know the importance of studying history before planning your future, we’ve compiled an impressive list of the lawsuits, briefs, motions, and other actions taken to fortify our army and advance your constitutional rights this past year.
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BREAKING: ATF Withdraws “Guidance” for “Stabilizing Braces”
Today, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) issued “the withdrawal of a notice and request for comments” regarding the agency’s recently published “guidance” document captioned “Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons with ‘Stabilizing Braces’.”
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Joe Biden Wants to Pull the Plug on Online Firearms and Gun Accessories
In addition to instituting a ban on the sale of assault weapons and “high-capacity” magazines, Joe Biden “will enact legislation to prohibit all online sales of firearms, ammunition, kits, and gun parts.”
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Joe Biden Wants to Push States to Require Gun Licensing & Pass Red Flag Laws
According to his gun control plan, Joe Biden intends to use federal funds to “incentivize” states and local governments to “require individuals to obtain a license prior to purchasing a gun.”
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How Joe Biden’s Nomination of California’s Attorney General to HHS Secretary Will Affect Your Rights
Earlier this month, Joe Biden announced his cabinet pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services: current California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
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FPC Challenges California’s ‘1-in-30’ Firearm Purchase Ban in New Second Amendment Lawsuit
Today, FPC announced the filing of a new federal Second Amendment lawsuit, Michelle Nguyen, et al. v. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, et al., challenging the State’s ban on purchasing more than one handgun or semiautomatic, centerfire rifle in a 30-day period.
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BREAKING: ATF to Issue Guidance on “Stabilizing Braces”
FPC believes that the NFA is an unconstitutional infringement of the People’s rights, that the ATF should be abolished, and that any policy or practice enforcing the Act is unconstitutional and immoral.
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Joe Biden Wants to Tax Gun Owners or Seize Their Firearms
As an alternative to paying a fortune to keep your guns and magazines, Joe Biden plans to offer a “buy-back” program allowing you to surrender your right to self-defense in exchange for what is likely a paltry amount of cash.
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GunBanCase.com - BREAKING: Cooper & Kirk, FPC File Supreme Court Petition for Review in Folajtar v. Barr Second Amendment Challenge
BREAKING: Cooper & Kirk, FPC file Supreme Court cert petition in potential 'blockbuster' 2A lawsuit.
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How FPC is Working to Overturn Maryland’s Ban on the Constitutionally Protected Arms it Deems “Assault Weapons”
Last week, Firearms Policy Coalition announced the filing of Bianchi v. Frosh, a Second Amendment lawsuit challenging Maryand’s ban on so-called “assault weapons”, which are constitutionally protected arms under the Second Amendment.
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FPC is Fighting Hard For Your Rights in Pennsylvania!
Firearms Policy Coalition is currently fighting a number of cases in Pennsylvania on a wide range of issues including violations of state preemption laws, restrictions on "partially-manufactured” firearms, and laws prohibiting young adults from carrying for self-defense.
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FPC Statement on Status of Right-To-Carry Lawsuit Against Philadelphia, Police Commissioner Outlaw, and PSP Commissioner Evanchick
“We are pleased to see that this important case has already forced the City to make historically significant changes, and FPC will continue to litigate against the City in this and other cases until all law-abiding individuals can exercise their fundamental, individual right to bear arms in Philadelphia,” said FPC Director of Legal Strategy Adam Kraut.
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Joe Biden Wants to Restrict Free Speech and Make Building Firearms at Home Illegal
FPC opposes restraints on Free Speech, and Code is Free Speech. Like words on a page, code is an encapsulation of ideas, and the restriction of the possession and sharing of code is a violation of the First Amendment.
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FPC Fights for 2A Rights of 18- to 20-year-old Adults in Appeal Brief Filed in Challenge to California’s Age-Based Gun Ban
Cooper & Kirk, Counsel for FPC & Members, Files 9th Circuit Appeal Brief in 2A Case Challenging CA's Ban on Firearm Purchases by 18- to 20-year-old Adults
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Holloway2aCase.com - BREAKING: FPC Law Files Supreme Court Cert Petition in Important 2A Case!
BREAKING: FPC Law files Supreme Court cert petition in major 2A case!
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PaCarryCase.com - BREAKING: FPC Files Motion for Injunction Against Pennsylvania & Allegheny County Sheriff To End Handgun Carry Ban
BREAKING: FPC sues Allegheny County, Sheriff William Mullen, & State of PA over laws/policies that infringe #2A #14A right to bear loaded handguns in public for self-defense!
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BREAKING: FPC Files Lawsuit Challenging Maryland “Assault Weapons” Ban as Unconstitutional - MarylandAWban.com
BREAKING: FPC has filed a new federal Second Amendment lawsuit that seeks to strike down the State of Maryland’s ban on so-called “assault weapons”
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FPC Files Motion for Injunction, Seeks Expedited Trial in Second Amendment Lawsuit Challenging Pennsylvania’s Ban on Firearm Carry by 18-to-20-year-old Adults
FPC Files Motion for Injunction, Seeks Expedited Trial in Second Amendment Lawsuit Challenging Pennsylvania’s Ban on Firearm Carry by 18-20-year-old Adults
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What About California?! How FPC is Working to Set the Golden State Free!
With its vast ocean of laws and restrictions, it’s no surprise that one of the most common states we’re asked about is California. Here's what we're doing to bring freedom to the golden coast!
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FPC Law, Nation’s Only In-House Second Amendment Litigation and Research Group, Adds Attorney Anthony Miranda to Team
“I am excited and honored to join the Firearms Policy Coalition team,” said Miranda. “Over the last year, my focus on YouTube has been to bridge the gap between the legal world and the real world."
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PaCarryCase.com - BREAKING: FPC Sues Allegheny County, Sheriff William Mullen, and State of Pennsylvania Over Handgun Carry Laws and ACSO Firearms Division Policies, Closure
BREAKING: FPC sues Allegheny County, Sheriff William Mullen, & State of PA over laws/policies that infringe #2A #14A right to bear loaded handguns in public for self-defense!
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Governor Wolf Vetoes Pennsylvanians’ Right to Self-Defense
In Wolf’s veto message to the Commonwealth, he said that the legislation “represents another meaningless attempt to alter the necessary tools for fighting the pandemic” and that it would be “an infringement on the authority and responsibility” of the governor during states of emergency.
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FPC Moves to Intervene in California v. ATF Gun Control Lawsuit Seeking to Compel Federal Re-Definition of “Firearm”
Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), Mountain States Legal Foundation (MSLF), and 80% Arms announced the filing of a motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by California Attorney General Becerra on behalf of the State, Giffords Law Center, and two individuals that seeks, among other things, an order that ATF “conduct affirmative rulemaking regarding 80 percent receivers and frames in accordance with the GCA” and an injunction preventing the ATF “from implementing and enforcing ATF’s Classification Letters to Polymer80 (and other 80 percent receiver and frame manufacturers) and online guidance finding that 80 percent receivers and frames are not ‘firearms’ under the GCA.”
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The ATF Improvement and Modernization Act of 2020: A Bleak Sign of Things to Come
If passed, the bill would afford more authority to the ATF, an agency already notorious for abusing the Peoples’ right to keep and bear arms. here are some of the most alarming impacts:
