2ALC Launches Amicus Campaign

The Second Amendment Law Center is pleased to announce the launch of our amicus brief campaign in support of three critical cases pending before the Third Circuit: Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association v. Delaware DHS, Gray v. Jennings, and Graham v. Jennings.

The State of Delaware enacted into law House Bill 450, which flouts the fundamental civil rights of Delawareans and others visiting the state, by making them criminals–felons–for exercising one of their most fundamental rights enshrined in both the Delaware Constitution and the United States Constitution. When House Bill 450 was signed into law on June 30, 2022, the State of Delaware criminalized possession, transportation, and sale of common firearms used by law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes--mislabeling them as “assault weapons”--making it a felony for law-abiding citizens to exercise their fundamental right to keep and bear such arms. The State of Delaware’s laws deny hundreds of thousands of individuals who reside in Delaware their fundamental, individual right to keep and bear common arms.

The Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association immediately jumped into action and filed a challenge to the state’s grossly unconstitutional law. Even though this law clearly impacts the basic foundational rights of the people of Delaware, the district court denied their Motion for Preliminary Injunction, which would have maintained the status quo while the rest of the case worked its way through the court. Now on appeal in the Third Circuit, gun owners are once again asking the court to preserve the status quo by overturning the lower court ruling and granting the preliminary injunction.

Amicus briefs (friend of the court) are due in just two short weeks, and the Second Amendment Law Center is doing everything we can to help coordinate those briefs and get as much support for plaintiffs as possible in this appeal. We just recently were successful in coordinating a huge amicus brief campaign in Illinois, and we have one starting in Hawaii. This is important because the attorneys for the parties are not allowed to participate in coordinating amicus briefs and therefore need a group like Second Amendment Law Center, with experience in Second Amendment issues, to step in and offer assistance.

“We expect these amicus briefs will positively impact the court’s reasoning, and we are hopeful of a victory here. A well-coordinated amicus brief campaign can make the difference between success and failure, and that’s what the Second Amendment Law Center is all about. But we recognize the politics behind the issues and are prepared to take this to the Supreme Court if necessary.” Chuck Michel, President and General Counsel.

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