Help Overturn 18 USC 922(o) & NFA

[Special T]

My name is Stephen Stamboulieh.  I am an attorney in Mississippi that has tirelessly worked to further our 2nd Amendment rights. 

Now, my sights are set on 18 USC sec 922(o).  This is known as the machinegun ban.  I don't believe this is constitutional in light of the Second Amendment to the Constitution.    Likewise, the National Firearms Act ("NFA"), which taxes the making and transferring of Title II weapons (machineguns, suppressors, short barrel rifles, short barrel shotguns, etc) is ripe to be attacked on Second Amendment grounds. 

We have the avenue to attack both the machinegun ban and the NFA with the BATFE's recent approval of a number of Form 1s.  I have a number of clients that I will be filing a lawsuit on behalf of to seek to overturn the ban and the NFA in different states.

This will be expensive.  I am in the process of collecting donations to offset the legal fees in this case.  If you are interested in assisting, please donate.  No donation is too small.  These lawsuits will be funded strictly off donations.  Unlike the government, we do not have an unlimited war chest to fund this.  That is where the grass roots come into play.  We can do this, but we need your help!

All donations will be held in my lawyer trust account.  As we work on the cases and "bill" time to the case, the trust account will be debited.  If we get $10,000 in donations, and my fees/expenses total $50,000, then I will only be paid the $10,000.  If we get $100,000 in donations, and my fees/expenses are $50,000, we will hold the funds in trust until such time as the appeals are exhausted (if necessary) or the remainder is donated to a Second Amendment right group.  It is important to know that I WILL NOT KEEP ANY UNEARNED DONATED FUNDS!  Period.  I doubt that will be an issue due to the breadth and number of cases, but I want to be upfront.

If you cannot donate, please keep us in your thoughts and prayers that we are successful in overturning the ban and the NFA, and that "the right to keep and bear arms" can continue to be restored through the courts.

Thank you,

Stephen Stamboulieh, Esq.
http://www.gofundme.com/fmxlnk

I thought id share this because its an interesting way to fight back. For a long time Law based on faulty or shaky premises have been used for the basis for eroding our rights. Part of the reason WHY they have eroded IMO is because we have mostly chosen to stay out of the BIG Legal battles and focused specific issues. I dont know this guy but it appears that he does a bunch of work as an attorney in firearms related cases. I thought this would be an interesting start to discussion.

[csaaphill]

cool will try to donate. I see he's got almosy 30k already.
This the true sprit of the second ammendment not this crap we have now.
hope he goes after the 1968 gun ctrl law too.
undo background checks and any lead bans on the books now disband atf too.

[Knocker of rocks]

Seems like there are different battle to fight and fund, and to give money to this young lawyer, you're just pissing it down his personal pipe dream drain.

That, and there is no guarantee that he will use the money as he says, and not at resorts and strip bars

[h2ofowlr]

Pretty cool.  Hopefully his bill time isn't $300+ per hour.

[Special T]

I am more curious about the details of this arrangement. I realize it takes a lot of time & $ to make this case. The couple of questions are... What is the basic premise that He wants to make that has not been ruled on before? Since he does this kind of work (firearms trusts and such) why has it not been challenged before by the likes of the NRA or 2nd amendment foundation?

Or like h2Ofowler said, is this just padding his time clock...

I still think this is a cool idea, and wonder if it hasn't been tried because it is "too extreme" for other organizations to attempt?

[Knocker of rocks]

I am more curious about the details of this arrangement. I realize it takes a lot of time & $ to make this case. The couple of questions are... What is the basic premise that He wants to make that has not been ruled on before? Since he does this kind of work (firearms trusts and such) why has it not been challenged before by the likes of the NRA or 2nd amendment foundation?

Or like h2Ofowler said, is this just padding his time clock...

I still think this is a cool idea, and wonder if it hasn't been tried because it is "too extreme" for other organizations to attempt?

I think he's crazy.