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FPC and FPCAF Statement on Fifth Circuit Holding 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) Unconstitutional As Applied to Marijuana User
August 10, 2023
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) made the following statement regarding yesterday’s Opinion in the Fifth Circuit case United States v. Daniels:
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FPC and FPCAF Respond to Supreme Court Stay of Judgment Vacating ATF’s “Frame or Receiver” Rule
August 08, 2023
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) responded to the Supreme Court’s order in VanDerStok v. Garland, which will allow ATF’s “Frame or Receiver” Rule to go into effect while the government appeals the district court’s judgment that vacated it.
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FPC Files For Injunction Against Washington “Large Capacity” Magazine Ban
August 08, 2023
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that it has filed a motion for summary judgment in its Sullivan v. Ferguson lawsuit, which challenges Washington’s unconstitutional ban on common firearm magazines.
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FPC and FPCAF File Response to Government Attempt to Reinstate ATF’s “Frame or Receiver” Rule
August 02, 2023
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) filed a response brief with the Supreme Court in VanDerStok v. Garland, their lawsuit where the Fifth Circuit refused to stay a federal district court’s decision to vacate significant portions of the ATF’s “frame or receiver” rule.
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FPC AND FPCAF WIN: Fifth Circuit Rules that ATF Pistol Brace Rule is Likely Illegal
August 01, 2023
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) announced that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in Mock v. Garland, finding that FPC and FPCAF are likely to win on the merits of their lawsuit challenging ATF’s pistol brace rule.
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Chevron Deference Violates the Constitution, Argues FPC and FPCAF in Supreme Court Brief
July 26, 2023
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) announced the filing of an important brief with the United States Supreme Court in the case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, in which FPC and FPCAF ask the Supreme Court to overrule the deference doctrine the Court established in Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
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FPC AND FPCAF WIN: Fifth Circuit Denies Government Attempt to Reinstate ATF’s Redefinitions of “Frame or Receiver” and “Firearm”
July 24, 2023
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) announced that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the federal government’s attempt to completely stay the district court’s decision in VanDerStok v. Garland, which vacated ATF’s unlawful “frame or receiver” rule.
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FPC and FPCAF Fight Back Against Government Attempt to Reinstate ATF’s “Frame or Receiver” Rule
July 21, 2023
Yesterday, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) filed a brief opposing the federal government’s motion for a stay pending appeal in VanDerStok v. Garland, which asks the Fifth Circuit to allow ATF to enforce its “frame or receiver” rule while the lawsuit continues–despite the fact that a federal court already found the rule to be an illegal usurpation of ATF’s congressionally limited authority.
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FPC and FPCAF Respond to Administrative Stay in Lawsuit Challenging ATF “Frame or Receiver” Rule
July 18, 2023
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) responded to a federal judge granting a 7-day administrative stay on the summary judgment he issued for the plaintiffs in VanDerStok v. Garland, which challenges the ATF’s “frame or receiver” rule.
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The Ban on Gun Ownership by Unlawful Users of Controlled Substances—Such as Marijuana—is Unconstitutional, Argues FPC and FPCAF in Fifth Circuit Brief
July 07, 2023
“While the Founders were concerned about the excessive use of intoxicants, they never addressed that concern by eliminating someone’s Second Amendment rights based solely on their use of an intoxicant,” said FPCAF’s Director of Constitutional Studies, Joseph Greenlee.
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FPC Files Opening Brief in Lawsuits Challenging Delaware “Assault Weapon,” Magazine Bans
July 05, 2023
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of an opening brief with the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in its Gray v. Jennings and Graham v. Jennings lawsuits, which challenge Delaware’s “assault weapon” and standard capacity magazine bans, respectively.
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The Declaration of Independence — and What It Really Claimed
July 04, 2023
It has become a tradition for us to read aloud the Declaration of Independence on July 4th to put our celebration into a proper historical, philosophical, and emotional context. As law professor Josh Blackman correctly notes, “while you are enjoying your hotdogs and fireworks, praise the Declaration, which even today retains legal vitality.”
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The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America
July 04, 2023
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
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FPC AND FPCAF WIN: Federal Judge Vacates ATF’s Unlawful “Frame or Receiver” Rule
June 30, 2023
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) announced that a federal judge has granted summary judgment for the plaintiffs in VanDerStok v. Garland, vacating the ATF’s “frame or receiver” rule and preventing the federal government from enforcing it.
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FPC Statement on Upcoming Appellate Oral Arguments in Multiple Second Amendment Lawsuits
June 26, 2023
“Our tireless pursuit in defense of the People’s natural and Second Amendment protected rights is perfectly demonstrated this week, where we have three different cases covering three distinct issues being argued in three separate Circuit Courts,” said Cody J. Wisniewski, FPC Action Foundation’s Senior Attorney for Constitutional Litigation.
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FPC Celebrates First Year of Post-Bruen Legal Wins
June 23, 2023
“The FPC Lawsuit Printer has been on overdrive since before the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision,” said FPC Vice President of Communications Richard Thomson. “Now we’re seeing FPC Law’s sweat equity pay off in spades with numerous high profile, first-of-their-kind victories across the nation. We are proud to be doing this critical work for the People and we will continue to be the driving force behind this monumental effort to restore fundamental rights throughout the country.”
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FPC Completes Appellate Injunction Briefing in Lawsuit Challenging ATF Pistol Brace Rule
June 21, 2023
FPC and FPCAF have specifically requested an injunction that will extend to all individuals, not just Plaintiffs and their members and customers: “The public has no interest in the unlawful enforcement of [ATF’s] rule and the irreparable harms that accompany it. This Court should thus reverse the district court and enter a nationwide preliminary injunction to prevent these harms.”
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FPC Files Appellate Response Brief in Lawsuit Challenging Illinois Firearm, Magazine Bans
June 20, 2023
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of a Seventh Circuit response brief in its lawsuit that secured a preliminary injunction against the Illinois “Protect Illinois Communities Act” (“PICA”).
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FPC Files Appellate Response Brief in Lawsuit Challenging California Handgun Roster
June 09, 2023
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of a Ninth Circuit response brief in its lawsuit that secured a preliminary injunction against most of the California Unsafe Handgun Act (“UHA”).
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FPC Statement on California Governor’s Proposal to Export Authoritarianism Nationwide
June 08, 2023
Firearms Policy Coalition issued the following statement regarding California Governor Gavin Newsom’s “28th Amendment” convention proposal to deny the fundamental rights of all peaceable Americans
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FPC Statement on Connecticut Governor Signing HB 6667
June 06, 2023
Governor Lamont and his legislative co-conspirators need to be reminded that the fundamental right to keep and bear arms falls outside the purview of their offices. They are simply not in a position to so casually dispose of those rights that are naturally intrinsic to the People.
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FPC and FPCAF Statement on Third Circuit’s Restoration of Gun Rights Following Non-Violent Conviction
June 06, 2023
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) made the following statement regarding today’s Opinion in the en banc Third Circuit case Range v. Garland
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California Agrees to Pay Plaintiffs’ Legal Fees After Losing Lawsuit that Challenged its Discriminatory Firearm Lawsuit Fee-Shifting Regime
June 06, 2023
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that United States District Judge Roger Benitez has approved a $556,957.66 stipulation for attorneys’ fees stemming from its lawsuit that successfully challenged the fee-shifting provision in California SB 1327, which was enacted as retribution for Texas’s SB 8 abortion law in order to suppress legitimate challenges to firearms regulations.
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FPC Files Opening Brief in Lawsuit Challenging ATF Pistol Brace Rule
June 06, 2023
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of an opening brief with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Mock v. Garland, FPC and FPC Action Foundation’s challenge to ATF’s pistol brace rule. Today’s brief was filed less than two weeks after the court clarified that its injunction against the rule covers FPC’s members.
