RECKLESS GUN RULING SHOWS SUPREME COURT’S TOTAL DISREGARD FOR SAVING LIVES

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (June 23, 2022) — Today, the Supreme Court issued its first major guns ruling in over a decade, choosing to protect the gun lobby over people. Take Back the Court released the following statement on behalf of its executive director, Sarah Lipton-Lubet, in response:

How do six hyperpatisian justices on a stolen Supreme Court respond to horrific massacres in Buffalo, Uvalde, and more than 250 other mass shootings this year alone? They make it easier for more people to carry dangerous, concealed weapons. They choose right-wing donors and lobbyists over the public every single time. It is impossible to overstate the utter moral bankruptcy of these six ghouls on the bench.
If we want a judiciary that truly serves the American people, we must expand the Court.

See Take Back the Court’s recent fact sheet for more background on the case.

Take Back the Court raises awareness about the urgent need to expand the number of seats on the Supreme Court to address the theft of the court by Senator Mitch McConnell during the Obama Administration. Without adding seats, Congress will not be able to restore the right to vote, ensure reproductive freedom, protect workers, halt our climate emergency, or pass new legislation. Court expansion, which can be accomplished without a constitutional amendment, is the only reform that enables the un-rigging of the system and the restoration of democracy. Learn more: https://www.takebackthecourt.today/