Supreme Court Allows Gun Ruling Favoring Letitia James To Stand

The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) Monday, allowing an appeals court’s ruling in favor of Democratic New York Attorney General Letitia James to stand.

Then-Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law intended to allow “public nuisance” litigation against firearms manufacturers in 2021 as a means to bypass the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act of 2005 (PLCAA). NSSF expressed disappointment with the news the Supreme Court would not hear the case, which it brought in December 2021 as part of a pre-enforcement challenge, according to court documents.

“NSSF respects the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court but is disappointed it declined to grant certiorari in this case,” the firearms industry trade group said in a statement provided to the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation. “NSSF sincerely believes that those criminals who illegally misuse lawful products should be held responsible for the harms they cause when they commit their crimes.”

“Holding the firearm industry responsible for the criminal misuse of a firearm is akin to holding Anheuser-Busch and Ford Motor Company responsible for damages from drunk driving crimes or baseball bat and knife makers responsible for criminal assault with their lawfully made and lawfully sold products,” NSSF continued.

James, as attorney general, defended the law in court. James sued the NRA in August 2020, seeking the group’s dissolution after promishing to “target the NRA” in a July 2018 release