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FPC Challenge to Maryland’s Handgun Carry Ban Quickly Moves Up to Court of Appeals
Firearm Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today that FPC’s Call v. Jones lawsuit challenging the State of Maryland’s laws that prevent law-abiding people from exercising their right to carry firearms in public is quickly moving up to the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
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Florida Court of Appeals Affirms Order Blocking Enforcement of Broward County Gun Control Ordinances
Today, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal issued an opinion in Broward County v. Florida Carry, which determined that three Broward County ordinances “clearly regulate guns,” and are thus preempted by state law.
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FPC Condemns Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion Upholding Carry Ban
Today, the Ninth Circuit issued its en banc opinion in Young v. Hawaii—a case in which Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a supporting brief—where the court upheld Hawaii’s de facto ban on the public carry of firearms.
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FPC to Supreme Court: Gun Control Act’s Lifetime Ban on Non-Violent Persons Violates Right to Keep and Bear Arms
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of an important brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Holloway v. Attorney General Garland, et al. encouraging the Supreme Court to grant certiorari (review) of a wrong-decided Third Circuit opinion holding that a non-violent misdemeanor crime can result in a lifetime ban on firearms under the Gun Control Act.
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FPC Challenges New Jersey’s Firearm Purchase Permit Requirements in New Second Amendment Lawsuit
“New Jersey’s unconstitutional laws are offensive to human liberty,” said FPC President Brandon Combs. “No one should be forced to beg the government and get permission before exercising their human rights. This lawsuit is about eliminating these restrictions and giving back to the People their power of choice.”
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FPC Announces Settlement of Lawsuit Over California “Bullet Button Assault Weapon” “Registration Disasters”
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced a major settlement agreement, inclusive of an injunction and consent decree, with California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the California Department of Justice (DOJ) in Sharp v. Becerra, a federal due process lawsuit that challenged the State’s implementation and enforcement of “assault weapons” laws passed in 2016, including “registration disasters” such as failed DOJ systems.
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California DOJ Court Filing in FPC “Assault Weapons” Lawsuit Shows Semi-Automatics Are Most Popular Firearms, Huge Increase For Likely First-Time Gun Buyers in 2020
New California Department of Justice (DOJ) information filed in Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC)’s Second Amendment lawsuit challenging California’s ban on so-called “assault weapons” shows that the number of likely new gun owners skyrocketed in 2020, continues to be high in 2021, and that semiautomatic firearms are overwhelmingly popular, FPC announced today.
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FPC Submits Brief to Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals: The ATF Does Not Have the Authority to Rewrite Criminal Law
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed an important brief in the case of Cargill v. Garland, et al with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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FPC Statement Following Colorado Judge’s Order Enjoining Enforcement of Boulder Ordinances Prohibiting “Assault Weapons” and “Large Capacity” Magazines
Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) released the following statement today regarding Colorado 20th Judicial District Judge Andrew Hartman’s order in Chambers v. Boulder, which determined that Boulder, Colorado’s 2018 ordinances banning so-called “assault weapons” and “large capacity” magazines are both preempted by state law.
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FPC Statement on Sen. Feinstein’s Proposed Ban on So-Called “Assault Weapons”
Much like her necrotic career, Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) yesterday introduced another failure of public policy, this time a proposed ban on so-called “assault weapons” and common firearm magazines that has been roundly rejected throughout the majority of the United States for good reason, not the least of which is that it is unconstitutional and immoral.
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FPC Statement on House Passage of Gun Control Bills
The members who supported these bills—who are made of the same despicable fabric as the tyrants that led to our nation’s great revolt—voted against the People, our Constitution, and the very freedoms that made the United States a beacon of liberty.
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FPC Michigan Supreme Court Brief: State Law Preempts The University of Michigan from Categorically Banning All Firearms From Campus Property
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and Firearms Policy Foundation (FPF) announced the filing of an important brief in the case of Wade v. University of Michigan, currently before the Michigan Supreme Court.
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FPC Fires First in Two Ninth Circuit Appeals Challenging Gun Store, Shooting Range COVID-19 Closures in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that opening briefs were filed before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in cases challenging COVID-19 closures of all gun stores and shooting ranges by officials in the counties of Ventura and Los Angeles, respectively.
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FPC Challenge to Maryland’s “Assault Weapons” Ban Quickly Moves Up to Court of Appeals
Firearm Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today that FPC’s lawsuit challenging the State of Maryland’s ban on so-called “assault weapons,” Bianchi v. Frosh, is quickly moving up to the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
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Court to Decide FPC Intervention Motion Following Hearing in California v. ATF Lawsuit
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that the Court has taken its motion to intervene under consideration following a hearing in a federal lawsuit against ATF brought by the State of California, Giffords Law Center, and two individuals in a case seeking to force ATF to “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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FPC Submits Supreme Court Merits Brief: California Law Requiring Charities and Non-Profits to Disclose Donor Lists Violates Fundamental First Amendment Rights
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of an important brief with the United States Supreme Court in the cases of Americans for Prosperity v. Becerra and Thomas More Law Center v. Becerra.
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FPC Announces New Filings and Order in Lawsuit Challenging California’s “Assault Weapons” Ban
This week, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) submitted two new filings to the Court in Miller v. Becerra, its federal Second Amendment challenge to the State of California’s ban on so-called “assault weapons.”
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FPC Brief to Idaho Supreme Court: Someone Convicted of a Misdemeanor Cannot Be Considered a Felon-in-Possession Under Idaho Law
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of an important brief in the case of U.S. v. Gutierrez, currently before the Supreme Court of Idaho. Mr. Gutierrez was charged for being a felon in possession of a firearm, even though his felony conviction was reduced to a misdemeanor nearly two decades ago.
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FPC Condemns “Misguided” Vermont Supreme Court Opinion Upholding State Ban on Common Firearm Magazines
Today, FPC condemned the Vermont Supreme Court for issuing a ruling upholding the State’s ban on common firearm magazines using faulty logic and propaganda.
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Federal Court Rules FPC Second Amendment Lawsuit Against Wake County, NC Sheriff May Proceed
This week, Federal District Court Judge Louise Flanagan of the Eastern District of North Carolina ordered that FPC’s lawsuit against Wake County, North Carolina Sheriff Gerald M. Baker can proceed.
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FPC Files Proposed Findings of Fact and Law in Lawsuit Challenging California’s “Assault Weapons” Ban
This week, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed its post-trial Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in Miller v. Becerra, its federal Second Amendment challenge to the State of California’s ban on so-called “assault weapons.”
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FPC Lawsuit Results in Win for Second Amendment Rights, 1.2 Million Allegheny County Residents
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) is pleased to announced that it has resolved its Cowey v. Mullen right-to-carry lawsuit filed less than three months ago with a binding settlement agreement resulting in permanent, positive changes to the carry licensing policies of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and its Sheriff’s Office.
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FPC Statement on President Biden’s Renewed Promise of Gun Control
The Biden Administration’s promise to enact “gun law reforms” is nothing less than calling for further tyranny and paternalism cloaked in the false promise of so-called “public safety.” FPC remains firm in its belief that laws which threaten the rights, liberty, and property of the People are immoral, should be abolished, and must be fiercely opposed by all Americans who value liberty and the Republic.
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FPC, Law Professors, and Georgia First Amendment Foundation File Amicus Brief Arguing that Lawful Businesses Should Not be Liable for Harms Caused by the Businesses’ Adversaries
Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of an important amicus brief with the Georgia Court of Appeals in McBrayer, et al. v. The Governors Ridge Property Owners Association, Inc., et al.
