NRA-ILA | NRA Files Amicus Brief to Protect Gun Owners’ Private Information

Today, the National Rifle Association and Second Amendment Foundation filed an amicus brief in Hall v. Sig Sauer, urging a Pennsylvania federal court to reconsider an order requiring Sig Sauer to disclose its customers’ names and contact information without their consent.

The brief calls on the court to protect the privacy rights of gun owners by rejecting efforts to force a firearms manufacturer to reveal customer identities in civil litigation. Drawing on the Second Amendment’s historical role as both a safeguard for individual liberty and a check against government overreach, the brief emphasizes that privacy in gun ownership has always been a core component of the right to keep and bear arms. It highlights federal and state protections—including those established under the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act—that reflect the longstanding consensus that gun owners have a reasonable expectation that their identities will remain confidential. The brief warns that compelling disclosure would violate that expectation, expose individuals to public scrutiny and legal burdens, and undermine both constitutional privacy principles and the historical tradition of protecting gun owners’ personal information.

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