Gun dealer lawsuit claims Anne Arundel violence prevention law violates First Amendment rights - Capital Gazette

Four gun store owners are suing Anne Arundel County, saying a county law requiring them to hand out suicide prevention and conflict resolution pamphlets to gun purchasers violates their First Amendment rights.

In the lawsuit filed last month in federal court, the gun dealers and a gun owner advocacy group, argue an Anne Arundel County law that took effect April 10 forces them to participate in “compelled speech,” which is prohibited under the First Amendment, said Mark Pennak, one of the attorneys representing the plaintiffs.

The bill, sponsored by council member Lisa Rodvien, an Annapolis Democrat, requires gun sellers to distribute pamphlets providing resource options such as a suicide hotline phone number, gun safety tips and information on gun locks. The options were created by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the firearm industry trade association, and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and distributed by the Anne Arundel County Health Department in an effort to reduce suicides and homicides in the county.

source: https://www.capitalgazette.com/politics/ac-cn-gun-store-pamphlet-lawsuit-20220508-d3abbpc6ijg7xaz4cmjxdgftyu-story.html

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