RE: California decision

{NAME}, I’m sure you remember back in August when a divided three-judge panel on the 9th Circuit struck down California’s ban on large-capacity magazines (LCMs) capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Now, Brady’s legal team has made progress in fighting this dangerous decision. Brady joined Giffords, Everytown, March For Our Lives, and Team ENOUGH to support California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s petition asking the 9th Circuit to rehear the case. [We will not stop fighting until the court overturns this deadly decision, and we need your support. Will you donate now so that we can continue to work to protects Californians and all Americans? >>]( The 9th Circuit’s decision is an alarming divergence from every other federal Courts of Appeals that has considered legislative bans on LCMs and found them constitutional in the face of Second Amendment challenges. The majority’s decision ignores the will of California’s voters on an issue that involves complex questions of public safety and, if upheld, would allow the gun industry, not voters, to decide what the Second Amendment does and does not protect. It is critical that we push back and now allow the gun industry to decide put us in danger. When used in an attack, firearms equipped with LCMs kill more people before the shooter can be subdued and those who survive suffer more serious injuries. More troublingly, decisions like this could lead to vast restrictions on which gun safety laws are permissible, potentially prohibiting bans on military-style assault weapons. [{NAME}, will you donate now so we can continue this fight to protect innocent lives? >>]( Thanks, Jon ---------- Forwarded message --------- {NAME}, federal judges are putting American lives in jeopardy. On Friday, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that California’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines was unconstitutional. We aren't surprised-- one of the justices who made this erroneous decision, appellate Judge Kenneth Lee, is an NRA-endorsed Trump appointee. [Our court system should be protecting Americans, not sacrificing our safety for the NRA's evil agenda.]( Let's be clear: Large-capacity magazines are only useful for mass killers. They allow killers to enact extreme amounts of harm in very little time. They are not necessary for legitimate gun users and the court should know better than to rescind their ban. And they are definitely not what the Framers intended when, in the days of muskets, they drafted the Second Amendment. They sought to protect "well-regulated militias," not mass killers. We cannot allow reckless judges to manipulate the Second Amendment to support their NRA-backed agenda. The court's decision has deadly consequences, and it could cause a dangerous domino effect across the country: The same faulty logic being misused in this case could be used by other judges to enshrine a "constitutional right" to assault weapons. And that could invalidate common-sense gun laws across the country. We cannot allow this to happen. Brady's legal team is already working to push for a review and reversal of the dangerous decision. [We are confident that if this case goes to the full 9th Circuit Court, this unacceptable decision will be overturned. But we need your support to get there. Will you donate now to help us reverse a dangerous precedent and ensure that there is not a constitutional right to assault weapons or high-capacity magazines?]( Here's the truth, {NAME}: There is no constitutional right to a large-capacity magazine. The Second Amendment does not empower private citizens to arm themselves with weapons of war, or override the public's right to live. Our elected legislature should be enacting and upholding laws that preserve public safety, not striking down laws and putting Americans at risk. We are fighting tooth and nail to ensure that our citizens are safe, and we need your support. [DONATE NOW ]( Thank you for being in this fight. Jon Lowy Vice President of Legal --------------------------------------------------------------- Brady 840 First Street, NE Suite 400 Washington, DC 20002 United States This message was sent to your email address Thank you for supporting the Brady Center. The Brady Center is a 501c(3) and donations to the Brady Center are eligible for a tax deduction. We do rely heavily on the generosity of donors like you to fund our work to create a safer America. [You can click here to donate.]( [DONATE]( Emails are crucial for communicating with top members of the Brady Center team. To put an end to the gun violence epidemic, we need you on board every step of the way. However, if you would prefer to receive fewer emails, [click here to update your contact preferences.]( If you received this email by mistake or would like to stop receiving email communications from us, [unsubscribe](.