What are some of the more well-known cases handled by the NRAs Civil Rights Defense Fund?
There have been a number of cases; I’ll give you one we just won. They had a high-school student go in with an NRA shooting camp shirt on. We teach safety and responsibility and safe gun handling, and research shows kids that learn about firearms are less likely to get involved in accidents. The teacher told him to go home or take off the shirt. Our Civil Rights Defense Fund got involved in that case on the basis of a First Amendment right. The court upheld the youngster’s right of free speech to wear that shirt to class. In fact, the court pointed out that, according to the philosophy of the other side, they would have to prevent the University of Virginia insignia from being worn to school, the U.S. Army, the state of Virginia emblem, the Seal of the United States and all kinds of free speech expressions. Another we’re involved with: A military guy, about 65, 70 years old, was sitting at home one night and the authorities showed up and said, “Put all your guns in a pile, we’re taking
