A student, backed by the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), asks the full Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a ruling that upheld a Michigan school’s ban on her pro-Second Amendment speech. The student argues that her constitutional rights were violated when she was prohibited from wearing a hat with the phrase “Come and Take It” and an image of an AR-15 during a designated school event.
The appeal follows a recent decision by a three-judge panel favoring the school, which suggested that school officials acted out of personal dislike for firearms rather than legitimate concerns for disruption. FPC President Brandon Combs contends this ruling conflicts with established Supreme Court precedents regarding student speech rights, emphasizing that students should not be forced to forfeit their First Amendment protections when expressing support for Second Amendment rights.
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