Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC) is leading 54 of his colleagues in the filing of an amicus brief in defense of the National Shooting Sports Foundation in its case against Letitia James, the attorney general of New York (NSSF v. James).
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is leading a number of his colleagues in an amicus brief on the Senate side.
The goal is to secure review of the Second Circuit’s decision in NSSF v. James from the Supreme Court of the United States. The case centers on New York’s public nuisance law, which the Second Circuit allowed to stand in a ruling last year even though the NSSF argued the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) preempts it. The nuisance law provides an avenue around PLCAA so that litigation can be filed against a gun manufacturer in certain situations if their lawfully made and sold product is
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