Summary: Federal criminal appeal in case where the 3-judge panel ruled that “firearm accessories," such as suppressors, are not protected by the Second Amendment.

Plaintiffs: United States of America

Defendants: George Peterson

Litigation Counsel: Richard J. Richthofen, Cody J. Wisniewski, David H. Thompson, Peter A. Patterson, William V. Bergstrom, and Athanasia O. Livas

Docket: Fifth Circuit case no. 24-30043 | CourtListener Docket

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Key Events & Filings:

• 2025-6-17: Court Directive Withdrawing Opinion
• 2025-6-12: Letter Brief of Defendant-Appellant George Peterson
• 2025-5-29: Order
• 2025-5-23: Government’s Supplemental Response to Defendant-Appellant's Petition for Rehearing En Banc
  
• 2025-4-23: Order
• 2025-4-18: Government’s Second Unopposed Motion to Delay Ruling on Defendant-Appellant’s Petition for Rehearing En Banc
  
• 2025-3-24: Order
• 2025-3-20: Government’s Unopposed Motion to Delay Ruling on Defendant-Appellant’s Petition for Rehearing En Banc
  
• 2025-3-17: United States’s Response to Peterson’s Petition for Rehearing En Banc
  
• 2025-3-6: Defendant-Appellant’s Petition for Rehearing En Banc
  
• 2025-2-6: Opinion

Related News Releases:

• 2025-6-17: FPC LAWSUIT UPDATE: Fifth Circuit Withdraws Flawed Suppressor Decision in FPC-Backed Challenge to NFA
• 2025-6-12: Federal Silencer Laws Are Unconstitutional, Argues Fifth Circuit Brief in FPC-Backed Challenge to NFA
• 2025-3-20: FPC and FPCAF Tee Up Challenge to NFA Firearm ‘Silencer’ Laws in Fifth Circuit, Seek Full-Court Review of Dangerous 3-Judge Panel Decision