JARVIS v. VILLAGE GUN SHOP, INC.

No. 14-2249.

805 F.3d 1 (2015)

Russell JARVIS, James Jarvis, Robert Crampton, and Commonwealth Second Amendment, Inc., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. VILLAGE GUN SHOP, INC., d/b/a Village Vault, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

October 30, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David D. Jensen , with whom David Jensen PLLC, Patrick M. Groulx , and Grollman, LLP were on brief, for appellants.

Mark I. Zarrow , with whom Lian, Zarrow was on brief, for appellee.

David R. Marks , Assistant Attorney General, with whom Maura Healey , Attorney General, was on brief, for Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, amici curiae.

Before BARRON, SELYA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


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