Plaintiffs Fire Next Shot In Right To Carry Lawsuit!
For Immediate Release: 2/19/2011
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs (ANJRPC) and 6 individual plaintiffs filed reply papers in their historic right to carry lawsuit, in response to the State of New Jersey’s absurd argument that the Second Amendment only applies inside the home, and that the public needs to be protected from those who legally carry firearms. The new reply papers are available on www.saf.org.
The federal lawsuit, filed in November of last year, challenges New Jersey’s unconstitutional “justifiable need” standard for issuance of handgun carry permits – a nearly impossible standard to meet that has all but eliminated the right to self-defense with a firearm in the Garden State.
In its papers filed last month, the Attorney General defended New Jersey’s existing carry laws, revealed apparent anti-Second Amendment bias, and moved to dismiss (i.e., end) the case. A nearly identical “friend of the court” brief was filed one day later by The Brady Campaign, Million Mom March NJ chapter, and CeaseFire NJ.
“The Second Amendment Foundation has funded this important lawsuit because the State of New Jersey can not be allowed to violate the Constitution,” said Alan Gottlieb, founder of SAF. “We are not going to let New Jersey or any other state violate the rights of gun owners,” he added.
And now… the rest of the story. …..
Harold
