Supreme Court Asked To Review Case Firearm manufacturers filed papers Wednesday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruling permitting lawsuits against firearms manufacturers under the District of Columbia’s “Assault Weapon Manufacturing Strict Liability Act.” Firearm manufacturers maintain the District’s act is unconstitutional because it is intended to and does regulate out-of-state commerce. “There is simply no way to avoid liability, except to go out of business—precisely the law’s intent and practical effect,” said Lawrence G. Keane, senior vice president and general counsel to NSSF. Read the full petition.