HIRSCHFELD v. BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, FIREARMS, TOBACCO

No. 19-2250.

5 F.4th 407 (2021)

Tanner HIRSCHFELD; Natalia Marshall, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, FIREARMS, TOBACCO & EXPLOSIVES; Marvin Richardson, Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, Defendants-Appellees. Brady; Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence; Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, Amici Supporting Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: July 13, 2021.

Amended: July 15, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Elliott Michael Harding , HARDING COUNSEL PLLC, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellants. Thais-Lyn Trayer , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellees. Kirti Datla , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Brady. Angela Ellis , SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. ON BRIEF: Joseph H. Hunt , Assistant Attorney General, Mark B. Stern , Civil Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C.; Thomas T. Cullen , United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellees. Jonathan E. Lowy , Kelly Sampson , BRADY, Washington, D.C.; Michael J. West , Washington, D.C., Jon M. Talotta , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP, Tysons, Virginia, for Amicus Brady. Hannah Shearer , Hannah Friedman , San Francisco, California, J. Adam Skaggs , GIFFORDS LAW CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE, New York, New York; Robert A. Sacks , Leonid Traps , Jackson Froliklong , Rachel H. Vangelder , SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP, New York, New York, for Amicus Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Eric Tirschwell , William J. Taylor, Jr. , EVERYTOWN LAW, New York, New York; Darren A. LaVerne , Karen S. Kennedy , Jessica K. Weigel , KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP, New York, New York, for Amicus Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund.

Vacated, reversed, and remanded by published opinion. Judge Richardson wrote the opinion, in which Judge Agee joined. Judge Wynn wrote a dissenting opinion.


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