Regardless of how you feel about the 2nd Amendment and issues associated with gun violence and gun safety, a case decided today by the 2nd Circuit reaffirms a basic premise of statutory law - an act by the same legislative body cannot foreclose future acts by that body amending the earlier act. So, in Everytown vs. ATF, the 2nd circuit said: "A prior statute, however, cannot prevent a later-enacted statute from having effect." In doing so, it reversed the lower court decision to the contrary. . 19-3438_opn.pdf (uscourts.gov)<https://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/07147b0f-4567-4766-bc95-77908ffb975a/1/doc/19-3438_opn.pdf#xml=https://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/07147b0f-4567-4766-bc95-77908ffb975a/1/hilite/> Charles W. Thompson, Jr. General Counsel & Executive Director D: 202-742-1016 P: (202) 466-5424 x7110 M: (240)-876-6790 [facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/InternationalMunicipalLawyersAssociation/>[twitter icon]<https://twitter.com/imlalegal>[linkedin icon]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-municipal-lawyers-association-inc./> [logo]<https://imla.org/> 51 Monroe St. Suite 404 Rockville, MD, 20850 www.imla.org<http://www.imla.org/> Plan Ahead! IMLA's 2021 Mid-Year Seminar<https://imla.org/seminars/>, April 23-26, 2021 in Washington, DC! IMLA's 86th Annual Conference<https://imla.org/annual-conference/>, Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2021 in Minneapolis, MN!