December 4, 2024
Tennessee Firearms Association submits amicus brief to United States Supreme Court supporting Smith and Wesson appeal.
On December 3, 2024, Tennessee Firearms Association and Tennessee
Firearms Foundation joined Gun Owners of America, Inc., and several
others in an amicus brief that was filed in the United States Supreme
Court in the appeal by Smith and Wesson in a case filed by the country
of Mexico against Smith and Wesson.
The appeal arises in a civil action where the country of Mexico filed suit in Massachusetts against seven manufacturers of firearms and one company that distributes firearms from manufacturers to FFLs that in
turn sell firearms to consumers across the nation. The district court
applied the provisions of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act
to reject Mexico’s claims. Mexico appealed to the First Circuit and
claimed that these manufacturers and the distributor “aided and abetted”
crimes that were committed by Mexican drug cartels but somehow aiding
the trafficking of firearms to these cartels. The First Circuit Court of
Appeals sided with Mexico and reversed the trial court. Smith and
Wesson, and others, appealed.
The amicus brief opposes the
decision of the First Circuit Court of Appeals and asks the Supreme
Court to dismiss Mexico’s lawsuit.
Tennessee Firearms Association and the Tennessee Firearms Foundation
(a 501(c)(3) recognized charity organization) have increasingly engaged
to protect the rights of Tennesseans, as protected by the Second
Amendment, from government infringements and abuses such as reflected in
the First Circuit’s opinion and the attempts by Mexico (probably in
cooperation with gun control advocates in the United States) to destroy
the Second Amendment Supply Chain
If you are interested in helping fight these clearly illegal and unconstitutional acts by Memphis, you can do so by:
- joining
TFA as a member (or renewing your membership) if you are not already a
member. This would be particularly important if you live in or travel
to Memphis and you would want to be considered as a representative
plaintiff.
- if you are already a member of TFA, you can support this effort with a financial contribution that would help fund the litigation efforts.
- You can also make a tax deductible donation
to the Tennessee Firearms Foundation (a 501c3 charity) which has
increasingly engaged in or supported public interest litigation on
matters such as this.
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