The reason we'll be outside the Supreme Court today.

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Hey John,
It’s Max, the Policy & Legal Director at March For Our Lives. Travis reached out to you last month about a Supreme Court case which could have a sweeping and devastating impact on gun violence prevention legislation nationwide. With oral arguments being heard later today, I wanted to make sure you had the latest update about where we stand and why this matters. If you understand the stakes, and are dedicated to funding our fight against the NRA, please support our work. If you’re curious to know more, read on.

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First, let’s set the record straight: Individual Americans were never guaranteed the right to own a gun until recently [[link removed]] . Through a radical expansion of the Second Amendment in 2008 -- which was the apex of a massive century-long political campaign from the NRA -- a conservative court ruled in favor of individual gun ownership. In doing so, they enshrined the individual right to bear arms in the Constitution for the first time.
But even then, individual citizens were only granted the constitutional right to carry a gun in their own home. The case we’re facing today would rewrite the limits on the Second Amendment yet again so that any American could carry a concealed firearm in public with little to no restriction.
Here's what's at stake.

1. This legislation could open the door for fewer background checks, would allow eased age restrictions, and, without states having the right to overrule the court’s ruling, would likely lead to the proliferation of guns in every major US city.
2. This case is about gun violence prevention, but it’s also about racial justice. Concealed carry laws lead to higher levels of gun violence with a disparate impact on Black and brown Americans. In their Amicus Brief, the NAACP asserts that concealed carry laws like this perpetuate anti-Black hate crimes.
3. This case would mark an obvious win for the NRA. They’re already bragging that this case will grant “unfettered discretion to government officials to determine who may bear a firearm outside the home for self-defense.” The Supreme Court’s decision to hear this case shows just how far our conservative court is willing to go. And this is exactly what the NRA has been wanting, and building towards, for a century.

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again. We, as young people, have a constitutional right not to be shot.
The stakes have never been higher, and March For Our Lives’ Judicial Advocacy Team will be outside the Supreme Court today, hand in hand with survivors and other gun violence prevention activists, to make our case. This effort is far from over and will require time, support, and resources to go up against the NRA’s insidious political machine. I hope I’ve convinced you why this is incredibly important, and why we need your help.
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The failure to regulate firearms in public presents an existential threat to our freedom to learn, speak, work, and simply exist without the fear of being shot. We have no choice but to win.
In pursuit of justice,
Max Markham
Policy & Legal Director
March For Our Lives

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