Big news out of Kentucky: the Firearms Policy Coalition just fired a shot across the bow of federal gun control with a motion for summary judgment aimed straight at the National Firearms Act of 1934.
The lawsuit, Roberts v. ATF, has been in the works and now it's加热 up. FPC and their legal team at Cooper & Kirk filed the motion on April 24th in federal court in Covington, Kentucky. The plaintiffs include T.J. Roberts, Zachary Cockrell, Meridian Ordnance, LLC, Buckeye Firearms Association, Center for Human Liberty, Jews for the Preservation of Firearm Ownership, and American Suppressor Association Foundation - a solid crew of Second Amendment advocates.
So what's the beef? The NFA basically makes villains out of peaceful gun owners who want to own suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and other constitutionally protected tools. We're talking felony prosecution for failing to jump through the government's hoops - fingerprinting, photographing, and registering just to exercise our rights. The plaintiffs are arguing this whole scheme is unconstitutional because Congress overstepped its authority and it violates the Second Amendment.
FPC President Brandon Combs put it plainly: "The Trump Administration can't keep forcing peaceable Americans to fingerprint, photograph, and register themselves just to own constitutionally protected tools like suppressors and short-barreled rifles. We filed for summary judgment to end the government's unlawful NFA gun control scheme for good."
Briefing on the motions runs through the end of July. This case could be a game-changer for gun shops and gun owners across the country.