| Bernard -- Just wanted to give an update on where we are with the pending lawsuit against Vermont's new 72-Hour-Waiting Period and the existing Magazine Ban. We were in the process of finalizing our third draft of the Complaint, when along comes a dynamite decision from a certain Judge Benitez in the Federal District Court of Southern California. Prior to the Bruen decision, Judge Benitez had ruled on a case called Duncan v Bonta, a case which challenged CA's magazine ban, a ban which Benitez found to be unconstitutional. CA appealed that ruling to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, where a 3-judge panel upheld Benitez's decision 2-1. CA appealed that 3-judge decision to the full 9th Circuit, but prior to them taking it up: Along came the Bruen decision. The 9th Circuit then remanded the case back down to Benitez for his reconsideration under Bruen (I.E. they purposefully stalled for time as the 9th Circuit is known to be notoriously anti-2A). The truth of the matter however is that Judge Benitez had essentially already applied the scrutiny dictated in the Heller & Bruen decisions, and you can gauge his anger in having to handle the case again - coming to the same conclusion - in how he wrote his decision issued on Friday, 9/22/23. You can read that decision here, his logic is unquestionable and exceptionally well documented, and it is GREAT NEWS for our magazine challenge. It is tedious reading in places, but I guarantee it will make you smile if you, like me, do not support a mag ban. Regarding finances, we have not yet crested $200,000 so we continue to work hard on fund-raising towards our $300,000 goal. Regarding our filing, I remain hopeful that we can get this done this month, but with decisions like Benitez's popping up - we need to further tweak our Complaint, and we all want this done right. Please continue to help us spread the word about our lawsuit and our need to raise funds. Thank you for supporting the VTFSC in fighting for our Freedom and OUR Rights. Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs
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