Could class action lawsuits be sought against cities/states that prohibit 2A rights?
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It really doesn't need to be a class action. It only takes one person who is subject to enforcement of the illegal law. Often, more than one plaintiff is named, each with slightly different qualifications in case it's found that one or more do not have standing.
Thanks for the answer.... I wasnt sure if this could be done or not... It does seem to me that a class action lawsuit would probably garner more attention and more dollars to make a point..
I can only hope that we will see these types of lawsuits until the antis get the point that its going to be very, very costly to continue to ignore court decisions....
It would be great to get anymore input anyone might have on this but if not moderators please feel free to close... I got an answer and I appreciate it!
I can only hope that we will see these types of lawsuits until the antis get the point that its going to be very, very costly to continue to ignore court decisions....
It would be great to get anymore input anyone might have on this but if not moderators please feel free to close... I got an answer and I appreciate it!
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Frank Ettin
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Before I close this, let me add a few things.
[1] The question of "class actions" comes up from time to time. It may help to understand the class action litigation is useful only in a certain narrow range of situations. The basic class action law suit is one (1) with a large number of plaintiffs or potential plaintiffs; (2) each of whom have monetary claims against the same defendant or group of defendants; (3) which claims all have generally the same legal and factual basis; and (4) which claims are for small dollar amounts.
A class action is basically a way of aggregating a bunch of small dollar claims so that the litigation is economically worth pursuing. The class action structure has little application in non-money damage litigation.
[2] Generally, the sort of litigation we're pursuing in not money damage litigation. We're not trying to recover economic damages. We're trying to make points of law. While a court might award attorney fees and costs, these lawsuits aren't really about money.
[3] There is a quite a bit of RKBA litigation going on. See this thread: http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=416973.
[1] The question of "class actions" comes up from time to time. It may help to understand the class action litigation is useful only in a certain narrow range of situations. The basic class action law suit is one (1) with a large number of plaintiffs or potential plaintiffs; (2) each of whom have monetary claims against the same defendant or group of defendants; (3) which claims all have generally the same legal and factual basis; and (4) which claims are for small dollar amounts.
A class action is basically a way of aggregating a bunch of small dollar claims so that the litigation is economically worth pursuing. The class action structure has little application in non-money damage litigation.
[2] Generally, the sort of litigation we're pursuing in not money damage litigation. We're not trying to recover economic damages. We're trying to make points of law. While a court might award attorney fees and costs, these lawsuits aren't really about money.
[3] There is a quite a bit of RKBA litigation going on. See this thread: http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=416973.
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