Mark Smith, National Second Amendment Attorney, Blasts Tennessee Attorney General’s Appeal in Hughes v. Lee
Mark Smith, a nationally known constitutional attorney and member of
the Supreme Court bar who also has an extremely popular YouTube and
social media presence, has picked up on the outrageous arguments that
Governor Bill Lee and Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti have made in
their initial appellate brief in the Hughes v. Lee matter which they
appealed from a unanimous trial court ruling that struck down
Tennessee’s “intent to go armed” and “parks” statutes.
Mr. Smith has released a detailed analysis of the Tennessee Attorney General’s newly filed appellate brief in Hughes v. Lee — and his conclusion is blunt: the State’s legal argument is built on bad history, bad law, and bad faith.
In addition to whether Tennessee’s “intent to go armed” statute
violates the constitutional rights of individuals, this case is also
about whether Tennessee can ban ordinary citizens from carrying firearms
in public parks, forests, greenways and other recreational venues
without a license. The three-judge trial court already unanimously ruled
that Tennessee’s ban violates both the Second Amendment and the
Tennessee Constitution. Instead of respecting that ruling, the Governor
Bill Lee and Attorney General Skrmetti are now trying to overturn it.
And worse, they have the backing of some Republican Legislators!
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