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Litigation: Seattle’s Gun Tax & Mark Malkowski of Stag Arms

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Seattle’s so-called gun violence tax In Washington State, King County Superior Court Judge Palmer Robinson has upheld the City of Seattle’s so-called gun violence tax, dismissing arguments that the tax, adopted last summer, exceeded the city’s authority under state preemption law. The ordinance, which takes effect next month, adds $25 to the price of each firearm sold in the city, […]

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New York State Rifle & Pistol Assoc. v. Cuomo & Connecticut Citizens’ Defense League v. Malloy

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More on the US 2nd Circuit’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Assoc. v. Cuomo and Connecticut Citizens’ Defense League v. Malloy. “He had a right to shoot at this drone, and I’m gonna dismiss this charge.” — Bullitt County District Court Judge Rebecca Ward in the case against William Meredith, the Kentucky man who shotgunned a drone

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Sig Sauer v. BATFE ruling

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The US District Court in New Hampshire has ruled in the case of Sig Sauer v. BATFE that: “The ATF’s classification of Sig Sauer’s [muzzle brake] device as a firearm silencer was not ‘arbitrary, capricious, . . . or otherwise not in accordance with law.’ 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A). Accordingly, I grant ATF’s motion for summary judgment (doc. no. 18),

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Summary – 4 items

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The US Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ruled that several parts of the District’s gun registration law violate the Second Amendment, but has upheld several other parts. The case is Heller v. District of Columbia (Heller III). Note that the parts that were ruled unconstitutional failed because they did not advance a government interest “in

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Florida Carry sues FSU. Fast & Furious update. ATF agency? More.

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Florida Carry Inc. has sued Florida State University, the college president and the campus police chief for violating the state preemption law, which mandates that only the state legislature can regulate arms. Earlier this month, FSU posted that weapons were not permitted to be stored in a vehicle on campus at any time, which conflicts with state law. Just a

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Sig Sauer being sued in Germany + 2 more

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Sig Sauer is being sued in Germany for allegedly illegally providing the pistol used by a Mexican drug cartel member to kill 12 people in 2010. Although the perpetrator likely obtained the firearm illegally, the German government banned export of firearms to the country, which is the basis of the case. Sig had claimed the gun was produced in New

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August 28, 2015 Litigation Update

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The US Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that illegal aliens (criminals) in the US have a Second Amendment right to bear arms, but are still barred from doing so by a separate law because the government has a strong interest in preventing people who have already broken the law by coming to the country illegally from carrying guns.

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Court: NFL can ban off-duty police officers from bringing guns into stadiums

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The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled that the NFL can ban off-duty police officers from bringing guns into stadiums on game day, but the court indicated that it is leaving the door open for the ban to be overturned. Minnesota is the only state so far in which the NFL’s 2013 ban has faced a legal challenge. The dispute

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