[FPC News] The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America
<p><em><strong>We encourage viewers and those interested in American history to read Georgetown Law Professor and constitutional scholar, Randy Barnett's excellent, easy-to-read <a rel="noopener" href="https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3168&context=facpub" target="_blank">short article explaining the Declaration here</a> in conjunction with reading the Declaration below.</strong> [</em><em>Note: Some paragraph breaks added to facilitate reading on mobile devices.]</em></p>
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<p>IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.</p>
<p><strong>The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,</strong></p>
<p>When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.</p>
[FPC News] The Declaration of Independence — and What It Really Claimed
<p><em>We repost this article every year. If you’ve seen it before, and even if you haven't, please share this important information with your friends and family--for the Republic.</em></p>
<p>We, like many of you, will enjoy today's Fourth of July celebration with family, friends, food, and fireworks. And while those good things bring us close together as a people, it’s valuable to remember how we, as a uniquely free United States, came to be—and, especially, why. It has become a tradition for us to read aloud the <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.firearmspolicy.org/the_unanimous_declaration_of_the_thirteen_united_states_of_america" target="_blank">Declaration of Independence</a> on July 4th to put our celebration into a proper historical, philosophical, and emotional context. As law professor Josh Blackman correctly <a rel="noopener" href="http://joshblackman.com/blog/2013/07/04/the-declaration-of-independence-and-the-force-of-law-3/" target="_blank">notes</a>, “while you are enjoying your hotdogs and fireworks, praise the Declaration, which even today retains legal vitality.”</p>
<p><strong>PHILADELPHIA, PA</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">July 5,</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 2023) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of an opening brief with the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in its </span><a href="https://www.firearmspolicy.org/gray"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gray v. Jennings</span></em></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span><a href="https://www.firearmspolicy.org/graham"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Graham v. Jennings</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> lawsuits, which challenge Delaware’s “assault weapon” and standard capacity magazine bans, respectively. The brief can be viewed at </span><a href="http://fpclegal.org"><span style="font-weight: 400;">FPCLegal.org</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
[FPC News] The Ban on Gun Ownership by Unlawful Users of Controlled Substances—Suc
<p><strong>NEW ORLEANS, LA</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">July 7, 2</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">023) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) announced the filing of an important brief with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">United States v. Daniels</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which challenges the federal law prohibiting anyone “who is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance” from possessing firearms (922(g)(3)). The brief, which was filed after the Court </span><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca5.210916/gov.uscourts.ca5.210916.85.0.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">requested</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> information regarding “historical gun regulations applicable to intoxicated or impaired individuals,” can be viewed at </span><a href="http://fpclegal.org"><span style="font-weight: 400;">FPCLegal.org</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
[FPC News] FPC Secures Injunction Against ATF Pistol Brace Rule, Will Seek Clarifica
<p><strong>NEW ORLEANS, LA </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">(May 23, 2023) — Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) released a statement on the Fifth Circuit’s Order granting an Injunction Pending Appeal in </span><a href="https://www.firearmspolicy.org/mock"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mock v. Garland</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, FPC and FPC Action Foundation’s federal lawsuit challenging the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF’s) recent rule reclassifying braced pistols as National Firearms Act (NFA)-regulated short-barreled rifles. The injunction, along with other case documents, can be viewed at </span><a href="http://www.fpclaw.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">FPCLaw.org</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
