The National Shooting Sports Foundation (@NSSF) recently refused to allow its Director of Research to give important testimony in a Colorado mag-ban case, forcing the National Foundation for Gun Rights (@NFGR_Official), the legal arm of the National Association for Gun Rights (@NatlGunRights), to withdraw its lawsuit against the 2013 ban.
According to a post on X by NFGR Executive Director, Hannah Hill, the NSSF initially supported the case by providing a written declaration attesting there are hundreds of millions of magazines like those banned by Colorado in circulation.
Major announcement on our CO mag ban lawsuit. This is a setback, not an ultimate defeat. Next round of the fight is in the works! https://t.co/WhI0ZpVdgw
— Hannah Hill (@hannahhill_sc) August 12, 2024
Ms. Hill wrote that later:
NSSF informed NFGR’s lawyer that it would not allow its Director of Research (or anyone else) to provide the supporting deposition necessary to use the information in the case. This came after critical legal deadlines for submitting evidence had already passed.
“We were clear with the NSSF – if you won’t defend your study in court, it kills our case,” NFGR PresidentDudley Brown said. “All we wanted was for NSSF to testify to the facts they already published.”
This resulted in NFGR having to withdraw its case, although they intend to back a renewed challenge to the Unconstitutional magazine ban shortly. It’s unclear why the NSSF, which is the industry trade association for firearms manufacturers and typically pro-Second Amendment, refused to cooperate. We reached out to NSSF for comment but did not receive any communications in return.
“This is a setback in the fight to end the mag ban, but we aren’t giving up,” added Hill. “We will keep fighting until this Unconstitutional ban is off the books.”
Colorado also passed an “assault weapons” ban in April of this year that is being challenged.
The National Association for Gun Rights and Rocky Mountain Gun Owners (@RMGOColorado) have filed multiple challenges to Colorado’s 2013 15-round magazine ban and are challenging so-called “assault weapons” bans and magazine bans across the country.
The National Association for Gun Rights is the nation’s second-largest pro-gun organization, with 4.5 million members and supporters nationwide.
NFGR Executive Director @hannahhill_sc goes into the details regarding this issue. https://t.co/VGYeXNxvFK pic.twitter.com/njoOK9Xssq
— National Association for Gun Rights (@NatlGunRights) August 12, 2024
