ON TO THE SUPREME COURT
Dudley Brown
Our important court case is on its way to the U.S. Supreme Court...
I could hardly stop my hands from shaking in anger as I scoured the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent ruling on our high-stakes court case against the state of Montana.
The ruling is as bad as it could possibly be.
The Ninth Circuit just gave the green light for states like your state to shut us up and shut us down by DEMANDING the names and addresses of every one of our members and supporters.
The choice is between going to the U.S. Supreme Court ... or capitulation, even though I KNOW we are in the right.
Now I’m faced with one of the most critical decisions I’ve ever had to make. And I only have 25 days to do so!
So Patrick, can I count on your advice right away?
If we DON’T challenge this ruling before the U.S. Supreme Court, Second Amendment supporters could find themselves muzzled in 2020 and future election years.
If I DO tell our attorneys to proceed with a Supreme Court challenge, a win could be HUGE for Second Amendment supporters (as I’ll explain shortly)...
But that would cost a million dollars (or more) -- money I don’t have, especially with the battle over gun control raging in Washington, D.C.
I’m hoping to hear from 100% of our supporters, so please take action as soon as soon as possible.
Frankly, after reading through the 37 pages of the Ninth Circuit’s ruling on our case, I’m so angry that I don’t feel like I can make the call without hearing from you first.
Given the Ninth Circuit’s notoriously left-wing reputation, I can’t say I didn’t see this coming. But it doesn’t make the situation you and I are facing any easier.
The fact is, you and I have become the top targets in the Gun Control Lobby’s latest scheme to DESTROY the Second Amendment by gutting the First Amendment.
I’m angry because this is a fight I never asked for or wanted, especially with so many other important battles on our plates -- and the 2020 elections are right around the corner.
And I’m worried it could drain our resources at this most critical time.
But as I alluded to, if we do take this battle to the Supreme Court and WIN -- it will backfire on the gun grabbers big time. And I do mean BIG TIME.
A win would be further-reaching than the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision, and would set the stage for the destruction of similar laws designed to muzzle Second Amendment supporters all over the country!
Raising the money to give you and me a fighting chance at the Supreme Court is going to be the hard part.
But the Constitution is on our side ... I’m hopeful the Supreme Court will be as well.
And after four-and-a-half years of legal wrangling, I can’t stomach the thought of turning back now!
As you may remember, this all started when Montana’s Commissioner of Political Practices -- a well-known ally of the Obama administration -- began threatening us with prosecution shortly after the 2014 elections.
Why?
We dared to tell the TRUTH about the records of anti-gun legislators. And anti-gun politicians and bureaucrats don’t want any pro-freedom organization ever doing that...
In an attempt to gag citizens’ political speech with a ball of bureaucratic red tape, Montana’s anti-gun politicians and bureaucrats demanded the disclosure of every name and address of every one of our supporters!
Make no mistake. That’s flat-out UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Privacy and liberty are inseparable.
That’s the reason our Founders included protections on speech in the First Amendment to our Constitution in the first place!
And it’s why the moment Montana began threatening us, our attorneys filed a counter-lawsuit in federal court.
We won a big victory on a ridiculous “disclaimer” requirement the State of Montana had set up to stifle us.
Under their unconstitutional law, if we mentioned a bill at all, we had to include the entire legislative history -- including everything from introduction date to subcommittee hearings and amendments.
That is usually pages upon pages of text!
While we won that portion of our case, the requirement that we hand over the names and addresses of our donors is what our U.S. Supreme Court challenge would be all about.
If we were forced to do that, I can only imagine the horrific results.
Luckily, gun rights supporters across the country have stepped up time and again by joining the National Foundation for Gun Rights in fighting back at every turn.
Just consider what happened when New York’s Journal News posted a map online of law-abiding gun owners! Criminals were handed a virtual shopping list of where to go to steal a gun!
As I mentioned, the Ninth Circuit sided with the gun grabbers on this provision -- the biggest of the entire case.
With 2020 right around the corner, I don’t think this is a coincidence.
The Ninth Circuit and their anti-gun pals know exactly what the impact would be by forcing the National Association for Gun Rights and other pro-freedom organizations to disclose the names of our donors.
Losing would effectively allow gun grabbers in every state in America to rig the system and gag Second Amendment supporters with bureaucratic red tape ahead of the 2020 election year.
Many good folks will immediately become vulnerable to harassment and WORSE from government officials seeking to intimidate Second Amendment supporters into silence.
Others will simply stop giving and stop taking action to avoid retaliation from anti-gun government officials, peers and the “woke” corporations we’re seeing nowadays like Twitter, Nike, Levi’s and all the rest.
I believe the fix was in before the Ninth Circuit even heard oral arguments. That was clear the moment three Clinton-appointed judges were selected to hear our case!
But the truth is, it’s not just election years we have to worry about.
Gun grabbers are also scheming to implement the same bureaucratic roadblocks to effectively ban us from fighting gun control legislatively!
After all, they’ve seen you and me make a difference time and again.
Just think back to President Obama’s mad rush to pass gun control after the horrific Newtown tragedy. Everyone thought gun control would be a “done deal” back then!
But thanks to the support of patriots like you, we defeated that scheme after an outpouring of opposition from Second Amendment supporters.
That battle (and so many others) would have turned out much differently if we were effectively outlawed from making our voices heard.
Even the battle over gun control we’re seeing right now would be much worse without our action.
With the help of the Ninth Circuit’s Clinton judges and the rest of the Gun Control Lobby’s pals in the court system, the groundwork is being laid to completely muzzle you and me and stop us from being able to fight back at all.
Now that the Ninth Circuit has ruled against us (as I previously told you would be likely), our only option now is a U.S. Supreme Court challenge.
So why not just go for it?
Money.
This case has already drained our bank accounts of more than $250,000.
The unexpected battle over gun control after the recent Texas and Ohio shootings is exhausting precious financial resources as well.
And 2020 is just around the corner.
Even with the fundraising I’ve authorized to prepare for a possible Supreme Court challenge, we don’t even have half of the million-dollar price tag a court showdown will cost.
For out-of-control state bureaucrats -- who can raid taxpayer coffers any time they wish -- that price tag might not be a big deal.
And, for anti-gun BILLIONAIRES like Michael Bloomberg and George Soros, it’s chump change!
But for your National Foundation for Gun Rights, it’s a staggering amount.
That’s why with the 2020 elections rapidly approaching, gun grabbers are licking their chops.
They believe just forcing you and me into this court battle will deplete our resources ahead of the critical 2020 election year.
That’s why I’m counting on your IMMEDIATE support.
We are going up against slick anti-gun lawyers, and cutting corners could result in sure defeat -- setting a horrific U.S. Supreme Court precedent that could stand for decades.
I’m happy to tell you that the overwhelming response from good folks like you has been to FIGHT on -- no matter what -- every time I’ve asked!
That’s why many people have given generously in support of this effort.
I can’t tell you how much I appreciate that.
Your National Foundation for Gun Rights, as NAGR’s legal arm, has limited funds on hand.
So if you support us taking on this U.S. Supreme Court challenge, please click here as soon as you possibly can and agree to your most generous contribution.
As I’ve said time and again, the best plans in the world are just words on paper without the resources to make them a reality.
I know some people can give thousands, but not everyone can.
I know some people can give hundreds, but not everyone can.
I know that others are stretching when they send in contributions of $50 or even $25.
I don’t know what you can afford to give.
I just ask, if you’d have us take this fight on, please give as generously as you’re able -- perhaps even as much as $100 or more.
I know that is a lot of money.
But I know you understand the stakes.
Please remember, your contribution to the National Foundation for Gun Rights is tax-deductible.
However, if $100 or even $50 is still just too much, please just be as generous as you can.
My hope is you’ll agree to $35 or at least $20.
As I mentioned, I have just 25 days to make a decision.
So please agree to your most generous contribution of $100, $50, $35 or at least $20 IMMEDIATELY.
For Freedom,
Dudley Brown
Executive Director
National Foundation for Gun Rights
P.S. With the Ninth Circuit Court ruling against us and giving the green light to states like yours to muzzle Second Amendment supporters ahead of the 2020 elections, the stakes could not be higher for Second Amendment supporters.
A win would be HUGE -- wiping restrictions on Second Amendment supporters’ political speech off the books across the country. But while a showdown before the U.S. Supreme Court could ensure a victory for our rights, it could cost upwards of a million dollars -- money I don’t have!
That’s why I need to hear from you right away. Please click here to support the National Foundation for Gun Rights’ efforts with your most generous contribution of $100, $50, $35 or at least $20!
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