Legal Opinion
Gavett v. Alexander
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 4, 1979No. Civ. A. 78-2130PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.
This action challenges the constitutionality of 10 U.S.C. § 4308(a)(5) which directs the Department of the Army to sell firearms at cost to members of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA). 1 It is claimed by plaintiffs that the statute violates their rights under the First Amendment and under the equal protection guarantee of the Fifth Amendment.
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Section 4308(a)(5) establishes a firearms sales program as part of a larger Civilian Marksmanship Program which, among other things, provides for the construction and maintenance of rifle ranges;…
2Cases cited62 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Ernest Besig, Preston Cook, and Lidia La Garda v. The Dolphin Boating and Swimming ClubCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Coalition of New Jersey Sportsmen, Inc. v. WhitmanDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1999
- Fort Wayne Educ. Ass'n, Inc. v. GoetzIndiana Court of Appeals · 1982
- National Rifle Ass'n v. Dayton Newspapers, Inc.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 1983
- NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. v. DevineDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1983
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