Anon10/13/25, 01:06No.1447131
(Cont)
In essence, the ATF was trying to keep the judgment – and the relief it provided – as narrow as possible and prevent it from being applied to gun owners broadly declaring, “…to the extent that Plaintiffs might request this Court to enter declaratory or injunctive relief universal in scope, such a request would be inappropriate.”This posture is blatantly hostile to gun owners, but not nearly as egregious as the ATF’s next request, which is to turn over membership lists of the gun rights groups listed on the complaint (which include Firearms Policy Coalition Inc., Second Amendment Foundation, and Louisiana Shooting Association):In accordance with the specificity requirements of Rule 65(d), Defendants’ proposed judgment limits its scope to members of the organizational plaintiffs who have been identified and verified to Defendants during this case. Defendants cannot comply with a judgment if they do not know to whom the judgment applies.Surprisingly, the District Court complied with the request, which amounts to creating a limited type of gun registry (which is illegal), instructing in its two-page order on October 7 that:Within twenty-one (21) days of issuance of this Judgment, those Plaintiffs identified at paragraph 2(b) shall provide to Defendants a verified list of their members as of November 6, 2020.