Tennessee Attorney General Joins Coalition of 26 States Opposing Bans on Plus-Ten Magazines
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced Tuesday that Tennessee has recently joined a group of 26 states urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn unconstitutional laws in Washington and California that ban the possession of common, plus-ten magazines by law-abiding gun owners. The coalition argues that these bans plainly violate the Second Amendment.
The bans were challenged in two separate cases: Gator’s Custom Guns v. Washington, which was decided by the Washington Supreme Court, and Duncan v. Bonta, which was decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The coalition argues that that these two rulings ignore the Second Amendment, disregard U.S. Supreme Court precedent, and reflect a broader trend of lower courts eroding constitutional protections. These magazines are protected by the Second Amendment and cannot be banned because they are essential firearm components in common, widespread use by law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes.
“Forty million law-abiding Americans own these magazines,” said Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti. “Courts should not strip away their fundamental rights by pretending these necessary components are not protected by the Second Amendment. Our Office is proud to partner with our sister states in defending the Constitution.”
Tennessee Attorney General Skrmetti joins the amicus briefs led by Montana and Idaho, alongside the attorneys general of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wyoming, and the Arizona Legislature.
Read Gator’s Custom Guns v. Washington.
