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Everytown Law files legal challenges to dangerous gun lobby-backed laws that undermine public safety and conflict with other constitutional or legal protections.
Cities, with Support from Everytown, Sue to Compel ATF to Address Growing Threat from Ghost Guns
City of Syracuse, New York, et al. v. ATF, et al.
Everytown Law Responds After Supreme Court Denies All Pending Requests to Hear Challenges to Gun Safety Laws
New York — Everytown Law, the litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court…
When it Comes to COVID-19 Business Closure Orders, Courts are Getting it Right: Gun Stores are Not Entitled to Special Treatment
Court Orders Madison Schools to Stop Arming Staff Without Increased Training
A judge has ruled that armed staff members at Madison Schools must have police levels of training, which is 700-plus hours, not the 26 hours...
New Everytown Law Analysis: The Second Amendment Does Not Require Officials to Give Gun Stores Special Treatment During Coronavirus Closures
New York — Everytown Law, the litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, today released a legal memorandum debunking gun lobby…
Ohio Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to “Using Guns While Drunk” Law
The Ohio Supreme Court will test the old adage that guns and alcohol don’t mix. The justices are scheduled to hear oral arguments this week...
The Right to Civil Justice When Shooters Invoke ‘Stand Your Ground’
Why We Stand Against Stand Your Ground Laws
Stand Your Ground. Line in the Sand. Shoot First. Make My Day. Twenty-six states have passed Stand Your Ground Laws that massively expand traditional self-defense laws. And no matter what you call them, they all have the same effect on the people of the states that pass them: more people will be killed and their killers will walk free.
Prohibiting Large-Capacity Magazines: A Constitutional Way to Save Lives
Litigation Daily on Everytown Law’s ‘Formidable In-House Team’
On Monday, Litigation Daily published a profile of Everytown Law, the litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, noting that…
Daily Dicta: With a Growing Team of Big Law Alums, Everytown Law Takes Aim at the Firearms Industry
Over the past three years, the gun safety advocacy group Everytown Law has been building a formidable in-house team, growing from one lawyer to...
Everytown Law Applauds Court Ruling Dismissing Lawsuit Challenging Albuquerque’s Enforcement Of State Law Prohibitions On Firearms In Community And Health Centers
New York – Everytown Law, the litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, today applauded a Bernalillo County District Court Judge’s decision…
‘Ghost Guns’ Need to Be Brought Out of the Shadows
California has some of the nation’s most stringent gun restrictions, including a law requiring people who build their own firearms from parts to apply for...
Everytown for Gun Safety Urges ATF to Correct Regulatory Failure Allowing Untraceable ‘Ghost Guns’ Into Communities Across the Country
New York — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety demanded the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) correct its own failure to regulate…
Everytown Is Going After the ATF for Not Regulating Untraceable ‘Ghost Guns’
The gun control advocacy group wants to know why ATF won’t crack down on the DIY gun kits that they used to regulate.
‘Ghost Guns’ Are Untraceable, Easy to Make, More Prevalent
For a few hundred dollars, tools and some elbow grease, you can make your own rifle or handgun. It’s all perfectly legal — and it can be done without...
Fight Over Training in Madison Schools Armed Staff Case Going to the Next Level
The school safety gun debate is going to the next level in Butler County now that the 12th District Court of Appeals has set an oral argument in the...
Everytown Law Wins Major Federal Court Ruling Requiring The Bureau Of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to Provide Data on Gun Violence
New York – Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun violence prevention organization, today won a major federal court ruling that overturned the…
Judge Says You Can’t Punish Local Officials for Deciding About Guns in Their Communities. It’s a Start.
Florida towns scored when a Tallahassee judge ruled elected officials can't be fined and fired for enacting gun rules that suit their residents. Sue Carlton says...
Everytown Law Applauds Florida Court Ruling Striking Down Punitive Aspects of NRA-Backed Preemption Law
Leon County, FL – Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun violence prevention organization, applauded a Friday ruling by the Florida Circuit Court,…
Florida’s $5,000 Fine for Enacting Local Gun Control Laws Struck Down by Judge
A Tallahassee judge has struck down the $5,000 fine that Florida mayors and city council members face if they try to enact municipal gun-control rules...
Gun-Safety Debate Reaches Montana’s Supreme Court
The politically charged case could give cities the power to curb high rates of gun violence.
NRA Pulls Out of Lawsuit Against Edmonds’ New Gun Storage Law
The National Rifle Association and Second Amendment Foundation are no longer plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the city of Edmonds’...
Domestic Abuse Coalition Seeks Injunction Against Gun Law
The West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence is asking a federal judge to prevent Attorney General Patrick Morrisey from...