The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has initiated a lawsuit, claiming an “unconstitutional search” involving legal gun owners who are students in high school.
The case, known as Harrington vs Crawford, was filed in the U.S. District Court for New Hampshire.
According to reports from Tampa Free Press, the lawsuit arises from a search conducted on the vehicle of Jack Harrington, a student at Hillsboro Deering High School.
The outlet mentioned that Harrington, considered an adult under state law, lawfully owned a handgun and sometimes kept it in his car, although he always removed it before arriving on campus.
However, when school officials found out about his legal gun ownership, they allegedly questioned him and searched his truck, acting without his or his parents’ consent.
The SAF characterized the questioning as “aggressive” and pointed out that “no firearms were recovered during the invasive and unconstitutional search.”
Bill Sack, the SAF Legal Director, expressed concern saying, “If being a lawful gun owner can justify harassment and searches by authorities, what’s to prevent them from doing this to individuals like Jack daily? And what are they proposing as a solution to stop such abuse? Selling his personal gun?”
Alan Gottlieb, SAF Founder and Executive Vice President, added, “This case highlights significant civil rights violations, and we are eager to defend Jack’s rights in court.”
