On December 28, 2023

VTFSC sues Vermont over firearms rights restrictions

 

On Dec. 18, the Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs (VTFSC)  filing a federal lawsuit challenging Vermont’s 72-hour waiting period law and its ban on standard capacity firearm magazines that are commonly owned in Vermont and across the nation.

“The inherent right to self-defense” the Supreme Court has explained “is central to the Second Amendment right…The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Bruen last year held that Second Amendment rights must be protected just like all other fundamental constitutional rights,” said Chris Bradley, president and executive director of the VTFSC. “The Supreme Court made it clear that governments may not impose arbitrary and pointless restrictions like Vermont’s waiting period and its ban on commonly-owned, standard-capacity magazines. These restrictions unconstitutionally infringe on Vermonters’ fundamental right to self-defense and must be struck down.”

The VTFSC is a non-profit association of 45 Vermont sporting clubs with a combined membership of more than 14,500 individuals. The VTFSC membership also consists of more than 2,500 individuals and more than 40 Federal Firearms Licensees. 

For more information, visit: vtfsc.org.

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