SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 6, 2022) – As we speak, Firearms Coverage Coalition (FPC) introduced the submitting of an necessary temporary with america District Court docket for the Northern District of California within the case of California v. ATF. Initially filed in 2020 by California, Giffords, and two people, the case sought to pressure the ATF to re-define “firearms” below federal legislation to incorporate quite a few non-firearm gadgets. Now, the plaintiffs try to “amend” their lawsuit to say that the ATF’s body or receiver rule revealed this 12 months doesn’t go far sufficient. FPC’s temporary, together with its earlier motion to intervene, might be considered at FPCLegal.org.
“Plaintiffs’ First Amended Grievance is, in actuality, a completely new lawsuit primarily based on a brand new company motion taken subsequent to Plaintiffs’ submitting of this lawsuit,” argues the temporary. “The premise of Plaintiffs’ lawsuit is Defendants’ prior implementation of the Gun Management Act of 1968, which Plaintiffs sought to collaterally assault by difficult a collection of classification letters issued to non-firearm producers by the [ATF]. That prior implementation of the GCA is presently defunct, and people classification letters are now not controlling. Accordingly, Candidates in Intervention request that this Court docket grant Defendants’ movement and dismiss Plaintiffs’ First Amended Grievance as a result of it issues a completely distinct company motion and the idea for Plaintiffs’ unique lawsuit is moot.”
“California and Giffords try to hijack their outdated lawsuit designed to pressure the ATF to situation the body or receiver rule to now say that the rule doesn’t go far sufficient,” mentioned Cody J. Wisniewski, FPC’s Senior Legal professional for Constitutional Litigation. “Plaintiffs’ argument that the ATF is required by federal legislation to manage much more than it already does is nonsensical, and their try to disguise a brand new lawsuit as an ‘modification’ to their prior case is legally infirm.”
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Firearms Coverage Coalition (firearmspolicy.org), a 501(c)4 nonprofit group, exists to create a world of maximal human liberty, defend constitutionally protected rights, advance particular person liberty, and restore freedom. FPC’s efforts are targeted on the Proper to Hold and Bear Arms and adjoining points together with freedom of speech, due course of, illegal searches and seizures, separation of powers, asset forfeitures, privateness, encryption, and restricted authorities. The FPC crew are next-generation advocates working to attain the Group’s strategic goals by litigation, analysis, scholarly publications, amicus briefing, legislative and regulatory motion, grassroots activism, schooling, outreach, and different applications.
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