A federal judge ruled that the NRA must name anonymous plaintiffs fighting a gun control law introduced in the wake of the Parkland mass shooting.
The NRA had filed a lawsuit against Florida[1] lawmakers after they approved gun legislation that would raise the age to buy guns to 21 years old.
But they wanted to keep the names of the plaintiffs secret, claiming they could face abuse.
A federal judge ruled that the NRA must name anonymous plaintiffs fighting a gun control law introduced in the wake of the Parkland mass shooting
District Judge Mark Walker told the court he'd like to help them, but his hands were tied by precedent, Fox News[2] reports.
Incredibly, he gave the example of the 'vitriol' and 'harassment' faced by the brave young Parkland shooting survivors, from gun lovers, conservatives and right-wingers, as a reason why the gun activists should be protected.
'If it were entirely up to this court, the court would not hesitate to grant the NRA's motion,' Walker wrote in his ruling.
'One need only look to the harassment suffered by some of the Parkland shooting survivors to appreciate the vitriol that has infected public discourse about the Second Amendment. And this court has no doubt the harassment goes both ways.'
District Judge Mark Walker told the court he'd like to help them, and gave the example of the 'vitriol' and 'harassment' that gun lovers, conservatives and right-wingers had imposed on the brave young Parkland shooting victims (such as David Hogg, pictured)
