Help Overturn 18 USC 922(o) & NFA

[JohnC76]

Disclaimer: Mods, if this is in the wrong place, move it, or if it violates rules, delete it (Glanced rules over, think I'm OK posting this).

I discovered this on AR15.com and have no affiliation with this lawyer, etc. I don't know him personally, but others on numerous gun forums vouch for him and say he is a good guy, trustworthy and has actually done legal work for free for some forum embers.

That said, here it is:

Help Overturn 18 USC 922(o) & NFA

GoFundMe: Help Overturn 18 USC 922(o) & NFA by Stephen Stamboulieh - GoFundMe

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.

Disclaimer - Your donation does not create an attorney-client relationship with me or any other attorney I associate on these cases. You are donating to the lawsuits and not paying for legal advice. You should not consider information on this page to be an invitation for any attorney-client relationship. The content of this page does not convey legal, accounting, tax, career or other professional advice of any kind. You should not rely on the information as legal advice for any purpose as it may not reflect current legal developments. No person viewing this page should act or refrain from acting on the basis of information included on this page, and this page should not be relied upon or used as a substitute for consultation with professional advisors.

My website is: Stamboulieh Law, PLLC

Link to thread on AR15.com: NOW ACCEPTING DONATIONS--ATF approved post 86 machine guns for NFA trusts--updated 10/11/14 - Page 83 - AR15.COM

I completely left this out earlier. For anyone that wants to donate via check/MO, send it here:

Stamboulieh Law, PLLC
P.O.. Box 4008
Madison, MS 39130

Please write "NFA cases" on the check/MO.

If you would write your screen name on a separate piece of paper so I can thank you, that would be appreciated!​

FOIA Request: https://www.scribd.com/doc/242584702/BATFE-FOIA-on-Machine-Guns

 

[JohnC76]

Can we sticky this one?

 

[RyeDaddy]

Can we sticky this one?

Seconded. Please sticky this.

I'm in for $$.

 

[Unknown]

I also support making this is a sticky (for whatever my opinion is worth). Hell, this is one of the groups that even have a chance of getting some money from me if it actually takes off.

 

[JohnC76]

I also support making this is a sticky (for whatever my opinion is worth). Hell, this is one of the groups that even have a chance of getting some money from me if it actually takes off.

It's over $15k in 2 days! I think this one is taking off in the right direction, quickly!

 

[JohnC76]

News is starting to pick this up:

Attorney seeks to overturn federal machine gun ban on constitutional grounds - National gun rights | Examiner.com

 

[Maggot]

Sticky

 

[JohnC76]

Getting soooo close to $20k! This is looking very promising!

 

[Maggot]

I posted it to my Fakebook page.

 

[JohnC76]

I posted it to my Fakebook page.

Thanks! I posted it to FB and twitter along with about 7 forums. lol

 

[SilentStalkr]

Um, so how do we know this is legit? I wouldn't get any hopes up either way. I hate to be the negative Nancy here but I don't see this getting reversed at all. I sure hope it is but I am about 99% sure this will never happen. Once the rights are given up they are seldom ever given back.

 

[MtnCreek]

" Once the rights are given up they are seldom ever given back. "

They are sometimes taken back through legal challenges. i.e. the IL residents now legally packing concealed firearms.