Gun-control groups are arguing that the social-media posts of firearms manufacturers incite violence. They then attempt to use this as an excuse for government judges to strip away the First Amendment rights of the owners and employees of gun and ammunition makers. This is the line of argument in Karen Lowy v. Daniel Defense, LLC, a lawsuit that has been appealed to the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
If they can suppress the speech of gun and ammo makers, then gun-control advocates can prevent people from learning about shooting competitions, gun-training classes, new guns and more.
To make clear what is at stake here, the NRA filed an amicus brief supporting firearm manufacturers in this case.
“The plaintiffs in this case are arguing that the social-media posts of gun an ammunition makers incite violence,” said Joseph Greenlee, NRA-ILA director of the office of Litigation Counsel. “They specifically point to so-called ‘militaristic’ imagery, law-enforcement imagery and even patriotic symbols. One of the social-media posts they included in their complaint has a rifle next to an American flag. They say that these things appeal to the violent and impulsive tendencies of young men.”
This video interview with Greenlee exposes what these anti-gun groups are up to and what the NRA is doing to counter this attack.
