NEW YORK CITY – This week, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), [working under the direction of the Second Amendment Foundation,] announced the filing of its opening brief with the federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Christian v. James, an FPC Law case that challenges some of the State of New York’s post-Bruen bans on public carry. The opening brief, filed Friday, addressed the plaintiffs’ claims regarding carry in public parks and can be viewed at firearmspolicy.org/boron. The Second Circuit plans to hear arguments in June.
Supreme Court has unequivocally stated that the ‘plain text’ of the Second Amendment extends to cover carrying firearms in public.
“Given that the Supreme Court has unequivocally stated that the ‘plain text’ of the [Second] Amendment extends to cover carrying firearms in public, and the Parks Ban prevents carrying firearms in public parks, this case unquestionably passes Bruen’s threshold inquiry, and the Parks Ban is presumptively unconstitutional,” argues the brief. “The question then is one for history, and the history of firearms regulation demonstrates that the Parks Ban is neither facially constitutional nor, in the alternative, constitutional when applied to parks outside of urban areas.”
“New York’s ban on carry in parks is unconstitutional and it’s not a close call. The Second Circuit should put a stop to this restriction that the State enacted in defiance of the Supreme Court’s clear decision in Bruen,” said FPC President Brandon Combs.
The Christian case is part of FPC’s high-impact strategic litigation program, FPC Law, aimed at eliminating immoral laws and creating a world of maximal liberty. FPC is joined in the litigation by an individual FPC member and the Second Amendment Foundation. FPC thanks FPC Action Foundation for its strategic support of this FPC Law case.
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Firearms Policy Coalition (firearmspolicy.org), a 501(c)4 nonprofit membership organization, exists to create a world of maximal human liberty, defend constitutional rights, advance individual liberty, and restore freedom. We work to achieve our strategic objectives through litigation, research, scholarly publications, amicus briefing, legislative and regulatory action, grassroots activism, education, outreach, and other programs. Our FPC Law program (FPCLaw.org) is the nation’s preeminent legal action initiative focused on restoring the right to keep and bear arms throughout the United States. Individuals who want to support FPC’s work to eliminate unconstitutional laws can join the FPC Grassroots Army at JoinFPC.org or make a donation at firearmspolicy.org/donate. For more on FPC’s lawsuits and other pro-Second Amendment initiatives, visit FPCLegal.org and follow FPC on Instagram, X (Twitter), Facebook, and YouTube.
us marshals need to set up nu yak police by having a plain cloths marshal cc and get stopped an arrest the police haul them to jail in chains big public perp walk and ag needs to state anyone violating constitution will be arrested…the states can virtue signal how they want it is not a law if it violates constitution
All of this is meaningless until Supreme Court orders have teeth, until there’s a punishment for those politicians, who ignore them.
And it really does beg the question, what’s so “supreme” about a Supreme Court that’s willing to see it’s rulings get out right pissed on and do nothing about it?
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The Second Circuit has never failed to uphold any of New York’s ridiculous Second Amendment infringements, no matter how egregious, so why would this case be any different? If the SCOTUS doesn’t pick this case up (and they won’t), it’s just a waste of more time and money, and further frustration for NY gun owners.