Volume 34 | April 01, 2023

LSA Monthly Update

A Monthly Electronic Newsletter from the Louisiana Shooting Association, Inc.

Results of Annual Meeting and Elections

The Annual Meeting of Members and Election of one third of the Directors occured on Sunday, March 5, 2023 at Cabela's in Gonzales in their upstairs meeting room.

There was an excellent turnout and several new Directors joined the Board.

To see a list of the current Board, click here.

“At the time the Second Amendment was adopted, there were no restrictions on the rights of 18-to-20-year-olds to keep and bear arms because of their age. Indeed, people in that age group, because as Americans they were in the civilian militia, were actually required to acquire firearms."

-Alan M. Gotlieb

SAF and LSA File Brief in Challenge of Handgun Sales Ban to Young Adults

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and the Louisiana Shooting Association, Inc (LSA) along with our partners in a federal lawsuit challenging the prohibition of handgun sales to young adults have filed an appellant’s brief with the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. The case is known as Reese v. ATF.

Joining SAF and the LSA are the Firearms Policy Coalition and two private citizens, Emily Naquin and Caleb Reese, for whom the case is known. They are represented by attorneys David H. Thompson, Peter A. Patterson and William V. Bergstrom at Cooper & Kirk; George J. Armbruster, III at Armbruster & Associates; Joseph Greenlee, FPC Action Foundation; John W. Dillon at the Dillon Law Group; Raymond M. DiGuiseppe, DiGuiseppe Law Firm and Adam Kraut at SAF.

Defendants are the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, its director, Steven Dettelbach and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.

At issue is the ban on licensed handgun sales to law-abiding 18-to-20-year-old adults, because this prohibition is at odds with the Second Amendment, SAF, LSA, and our partners contend.

Constitutional Carry for US Active Service or Military Veterans

Are you actively serving or have your served in the US Military? If so, Act 680 signed into law by the Louisiana Governor affects you.

Are you interested in knowing more about your rights to carry a concealed firearm under this act? LSA Director Barret Kendrick will walk you through your rights in this video.

Watch the Video

2023 Legislative Session Preview

Although the 2023 Legislative session is a “fiscal session,” legislators may file bills that could affect your Civil Rights protected by the Second Amendment. Here is a list of bills that will will be monitoring throughout this session.

Following each bill is the LSA’s position: SUPPORT, NEUTRAL, or OPPOSE.

Get Your 2023 M1 Garand Raffle Tickets!

Tickets for the 2022 M1 Garand Raffle in Support of Junior Shooting are now on sale. The drawing will be held October 21, 2023. Winner need not be present to win!

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