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GAVETT v. ALEXANDER

Civ. A. No. 78-2130.

477 F.Supp. 1035 (1979)

Geoffrey S. GAVETT et al., Plaintiffs, v. Clifford L. ALEXANDER et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia, Civil Division.

September 4, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard B. Simon, Arnold & Porter, S. Mark Tuller, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs.

Kenneth M. Raisler, Asst. U. S. Atty., Dept. of Justice, Stephen N. Shulman, Washington, D. C., for defendants.

OPINION

HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.

This action challenges the constitutionality of 10 U.S.C. § 4308(a)(5) which directs the Department of the Army to sell firearms at cost to members of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA).1 It is claimed by plaintiffs that the statute violates their rights under the First Amendment and under the equal protection guarantee of the Fifth Amendment.

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