{"id":203255,"date":"2024-06-06T13:36:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T18:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=203255"},"modified":"2024-06-06T13:36:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T18:36:42","slug":"the-most-important-2a-battle-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/the-most-important-2a-battle-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Important 2A Battle Right Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Most Important Second Amendment Battle, Right Now\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g_RGlCk5ijE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time:  <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US Court of Appeals has revived a lawsuit, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/caselaw.findlaw.com\/court\/us-1st-circuit\/115732544.html#:~:text=The%20government%20of%20Mexico%20brings,in%20Arms%20Act%20(PLCAA).\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-most-important-2a-battle-right-now\" title=\"The Most Important 2A Battle Right Now!\">Mexico v. Smith &amp; Wesson<\/a><\/em>, which had previously been dismissed by the trial court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President William Kirk of Washington Gun Law discussed the significance of this case, highlighting the potential dangers it poses to firearm manufacturers and Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mexico initiated this lawsuit, aiming to hold American firearm manufacturers accountable for the violence committed by Mexican drug cartels using American-made guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trial court initially dismissed the case based on the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), which protects firearm manufacturers from being sued for the criminal misuse of their products by third parties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the Court of Appeals reinstated the lawsuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kirk noted, &#8220;This suit, which was thrown out at the trial court level, has now been revived by the US Court of Appeals and we are not sure what is more scary: the ludicrous claims made by Mexico or the mental gymnastics the Court of Appeals had to do to revive this lawsuit.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-colt-python-with-8-inch-barrel-revolutionary-or-ridiculous\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/colt-python-8-inch\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-most-important-2a-battle-right-now\" title=\"The Most Important 2A Battle Right Now!\">Colt Python with 8-Inch Barrel: Revolutionary or Ridiculous?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Firearms Policy Coalition (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firearmspolicy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-most-important-2a-battle-right-now\" title=\"The Most Important 2A Battle Right Now!\">FPC<\/a>) has filed an amicus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/23\/23-1141\/310383\/20240522121627759_2024-05-22%20Smith%20and%20Wesson%20Amicus%20Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-most-important-2a-battle-right-now\" title=\"The Most Important 2A Battle Right Now!\">brief<\/a> supporting Smith &amp; Wesson. The brief emphasizes the significant risks this lawsuit poses to the firearm industry and the potential for severe financial penalties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the FPC, this case could lead to a wave of abusive lawsuits designed to impose foreign policies on the American public and financially cripple the firearm industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kirk read from the brief, &#8220;Mexico&#8217;s attempt in this litigation to impose a foreign nation&#8217;s policy preferences on the American people through judicial fiat and exact a financial penalty would cripple the American firearms ecosystem would be deeply troubling even if it stood alone.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It does not. To the contrary, this action is merely one of a phalanx of recent, abusive lawsuits brought by anti-Second-Amendment activists, organizations, and governments,&#8221; he continued. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a nutshell, this revived lawsuit is part of a broader strategy by anti-2A activists to bankrupt the firearm industry through relentless litigation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kirk pointed out via the brief, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/bankrupt-remington-properties-bought-by-franklin-ruger-sierra-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-most-important-2a-battle-right-now\" title=\"The Most Important 2A Battle Right Now!\">Remington Arms<\/a> has already lost this no-win lawfare, driven into bankruptcy regardless of the legal merits of the industry&#8217;s defense against the tsunami of litigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-exploring-the-best-of-nra-2024-top-firearms-and-gear\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/best-of-nra2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"the-most-important-2a-battle-right-now\" title=\"The Most Important 2A Battle Right Now!\">Exploring the Best of NRA 2024: Top Firearms and Gear<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The FPC&#8217;s brief calls for immediate court intervention to preserve the PLCAA and protect the firearm industry from further legal attacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The court must act now to preserve the statute Congress passed to secure America&#8217;s access to the tools protected by the Second Amendment and prevent the firearms industry from being driven out of business,&#8221; the brief states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The case, officially known as <em>Smith &amp; Wesson Brands Inc. v. 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