Missoula, MONT. - The Montana Shooting Sports Association (MSSA), the Second Amendment Foundation and Gary Marbut have appealed MSSA v. Holder to the U.S. Supreme Court.  MSSA v. Holder is a lawsuit intended to validate the principles of the Montana Firearms Freedom Act (MFFA), which was enacted in Montana in 2009.

MSSA v. Holder was recently before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which reversed the District Court and confirmed that Marbut has standing to bring the action, but upheld the District Court that current case law is against the plaintiffs.  That ruling gave plaintiffs the green light for this appeal to the Supreme Court.  The Supreme Court is the only entity which may provide the remedy plaintiffs seek, because the requested relief requires overturning prior Supreme Court precedent.

The International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights ( IAPCAR) announced today that civilian arms rights groups in the Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus have joined the international coalition of 28 associations in 20 countries dedicated to the preservation and defense of civilian firearms rights.

After meeting in Moscow for the second Right to Arms Congress the Ukrainian Gun Owners Association , Moldova’s Practical Shooting Association , and the Association of Practical Shooting in Belarus agreed join the growing coalition of civilian arms rights organizations.