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Commonwealth Second Amendment would like to announce that a Right to Possess/Right to Carry case was unstayed in the Federal District Court of Massachusetts on Dec 14th and is slated to proceed to be heard on April 7th, 2011. The plaintiff's counsel is now Alan Gura and Chester Darling who are being supported by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Commonwealth Second Amendment, Inc (Comm2A). The case was stayed pending McDonald and with the decision in McDonald, Hightower v. Boston can now proceed. Ms. Hightower had her LTC A revoked as a result of an employment dispute soon after her successful 2008 LTC renewal. The amended complaint alleges that as a result of the license revocation, Ms. Hightower's right to possess and carry a firearm has been violated by the city of Boston's policy, practice and custom. The complaint seeks a declaratory judgment to prevent the City of Boston from violating the right to keep and bear arms of all it's citizens including Ms. Hightower.
Hightower v. Boston is the first of a series of cases in MA litigating the lawful possession and carry of firearms in MA brought by Comm2A and it's partners SAF. The actions will seek to right the wrongs of a 100 years of licensing practice and policy which have systemically violated the due process, equal protection and second amendment rights of MA citizens. Within the coming months, Comm2A will be filing more complaints in MA and neighboring states. Comm2A will also continue to diligently work with the defense counsels of a variety of people unjustly charged with technical violations of MA gun law in order to prevent further erosion of MA citizen's rights. This erosion occurs due to the abusive and overbroad application of criminal statutes meant to punish true criminals but which are misused against law abiding citizens. Comm2A's continued efforts to protect the rights of New England citizens via strategic and targeted legal action is dependent on the continued support of the firearms community in MA and beyond. Please consider donating to Comm2A by visiting http://www.comm2a.org and clicking on Donate. Please also signup on the Comm2A mailing list in order to stay abreast of future events and activities by Comm2A.
Please visit Hightower v. Boston for more information and up-to-date information.
Hightower v. Boston is the first of a series of cases in MA litigating the lawful possession and carry of firearms in MA brought by Comm2A and it's partners SAF. The actions will seek to right the wrongs of a 100 years of licensing practice and policy which have systemically violated the due process, equal protection and second amendment rights of MA citizens. Within the coming months, Comm2A will be filing more complaints in MA and neighboring states. Comm2A will also continue to diligently work with the defense counsels of a variety of people unjustly charged with technical violations of MA gun law in order to prevent further erosion of MA citizen's rights. This erosion occurs due to the abusive and overbroad application of criminal statutes meant to punish true criminals but which are misused against law abiding citizens. Comm2A's continued efforts to protect the rights of New England citizens via strategic and targeted legal action is dependent on the continued support of the firearms community in MA and beyond. Please consider donating to Comm2A by visiting http://www.comm2a.org and clicking on Donate. Please also signup on the Comm2A mailing list in order to stay abreast of future events and activities by Comm2A.
Please visit Hightower v. Boston for more information and up-to-date information.