Alabama joins 6 other states in battle against federal gun control

[G27]

Alabama joins 6 other states in battle against federal gun control | al.com

HELENA, Mont. -- The list of states joining the legal battle over federal gun control is growing. A total of seven states filed "friend of the court" briefs by Monday's deadline to do so. And the Montana attorney general also is seeking to intervene in a lawsuit first filed by gun advocates in U.S. District Court in Missoula.

The legal fight is based on a law first passed in Montana that seeks to exempt guns made and sold within its borders from federal regulation.

Utah, Alabama, Idaho, South Carolina, South Dakota, Wyoming and West Virginia all signed on to the lawsuit. The states argue that the U.S. Constitution gives them the right to control activities inside state borders.

The U.S. Department of Justice has asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit, saying states can't exempt themselves from national gun control laws.

[G27]

It's too bad our state's elected officials won't stand up for their own rights - pathetic.

[leroy]

It's too bad our state's elected officials won't stand up for their own rights - pathetic.

amen brother!!! I heartily agree. What a bunch of weenies!!!

Keep up the good work.

Leroy

[Guest PapaB]

It's too bad our state's elected officials won't stand up for their own rights - pathetic.

Let's make 2010 the year that changes. Vote smart!

[Guest oldsmobile98]

It's too bad our state's elected officials won't stand up for their own rights - pathetic.

I am planning on contacting our TN Attorney General and getting him to file an amicus brief, just like these other states have. They extended the deadline to file an amicus brief to April 23.

I know he has opined that the Tennessee Health Freedom Act is not valid, but as far as I know he has not made a statement on the Firearms Freedom Act. Please let me know if he has.

Here's his contact info:

Contact