Opinion
Fairfax, VA – -(Ammoland.com)- The National Rifle Association applauded an amicus brief signed by twenty-four attorneys general and governors in support of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. New York City, an NRA-backed Supreme Court case challenging New York City’s unconstitutional requirements limiting the right of law-abiding gun owners to transport firearms outside of their homes. The effort was led by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry.
“It’s time for the Supreme Court to ensure that all federal courts treat the Second Amendment as a fundamental, constitutional right,” said Chris W. Cox, executive director of NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action. “Twenty-four of America’s highest-ranking law enforcement and executive officers have come together to support the Second Amendment rights of their constituents.”
The law at issue limits New York City permit holders to traveling to only seven shooting ranges located within the city. It restricts the travel to a direct route to and from the range, and requires the handgun to be transported unloaded, in a locked container, and separate from any ammunition. Licensees who wish to take their guns to other ranges or participate in events or competitions outside New York City, or who want to transport their guns to another location (other than the NYC address listed on the license), are prohibited from doing so.
The case is also the Court’s first chance to layout a framework for applying the Second Amendment to gun control laws in a decade. As the attorneys general and governors put it, “in the gap created by the Court’s silence over the past ten years, a patchwork of conflicting opinions and burdensome local ordinances and state regulatory schemes continue to choke meaningful protection of the right. [We] support and advocate for our states’ right to experiment with different policy choices, but ‘the enshrinement of constitutional rights necessarily takes certain policy choices off the table.’”
The case will be argued in the upcoming fall term of the Supreme Court. A copy of the brief can be viewed here. Please join us in thanking Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and the 23 others who joined the brief for standing up for our right to keep and bear arms.
About:
Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the “lobbying” arm of the National Rifle Association of America. ILA is responsible for preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals in the legislative, political, and legal arenas, to purchase, possess and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Visit: www.nra.org
I love how GOA files it and does all the work, then NRA tags on a brief and claims credit. See also Heller case.
NRA = unconstitutional gun control.
I support neither.
2A all the way! (As it is written in plain English)
Lets repeal the SULLIVAN act………
If laws like the one in New York is allowed to stand — the Second Amendment will only apply to a house you own.
That’s it???????? !!!!!! It’s about not being able to take your gun where you want in N.Y.C.? After the courts ended Chicago’s draconian ban on guns, where was the N.R.A. challenge to the Sullivan Act in N.Y.C. It would have been the next obvious thing to do. Wayne must have been distracted getting fitted for his new Beverly Hill Wardrobe costing hundreds of thousands of N.R.A. dollars. So this little THING comes along, and it wasn’t even Wayne’s idea, and we’re expected to be good little drones, and forget and forgive Wayne and his “Boys” for everything. Are we really… Read more »
Please stop with the NRA commercials
Typical, no mention of the rest of the pro firearm organizations or groups involved in this as well! Shame, but no surprise!