On October 4, 2021 the National Foundation for Gun Rights and the law firm Dhillon Law Group, Inc. told the South Carolina Senate that if they approve Senate Bill 174, also known as the Gag act, the Foundation will move forward with a lawsuit as the law represents an infringement on various constitutional liberties.
“The Gag Act is a blatant violation of the rights enshrined in the First Amendment, and if the South Carolina Senate thinks they can get away with stripping the right to free speech and privacy away from ordinary citizens who join political groups, they better be prepared to face us in court,” declared Dudley Brown, Executive Director of the National Foundation for Gun Rights.
If the Gag Act becomes law, organizations like the National Association for Gun Rights, Palmetto Gun Rights, and other grassroots and citizen organizations would be compelled to disclose their members’ private information, in addition to restricting citizen lobbying throughout state elections.
The complaint spelled out: