Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador was joined by attorneys general from 18 other states in filing an amicus brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The amicus brief supports the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s opposition to the New Jersey law seeking to hold firearm manufacturers responsible for criminal firearm misuse of third parties.
Labrador says Idaho has a sovereign interest in regulating these businesses as it sees fit and ensuring they are protected from extreme policy initiatives of other states. New Jersey’s national attack on gun industry members also threatens to interfere with the rights of citizens in Idaho to keep and bear arms.
The Idaho Attorney General believes states should not punish firearm businesses operating lawfully for the actions of criminals, adding that New Jersey fails to understand that evil people pull the trigger, not the manufacturers of the guns.
