GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.; DONALD J. ROBERTS, II v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES; DANIEL DRISCOL - Articles

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GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.; DONALD J. ROBERTS, II v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES; DANIEL DRISCOL

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Oct 30, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Robert J. Olson, WILLIAM J. OLSON, P.C., Vienna, Virginia, for Appellants.

Attorneys 2: Sean R. Janda, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellees.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Robert J. Olson, WILLIAM J. OLSON, P.C., Vienna, Virginia, Kerry Lee Morgan, PENTIUK, COUVREUR & KOBILJAK, P.C., Wyandotte, Michigan, Stephen D. Stamboulieh, STAMBOULIEH LAW, PLLC, Olive Branch, Mississippi, for Appellants.

Attorneys 4: Sean R. Janda, Michael S. Raab, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellees.

Judge(s): SUTTON, Chief Judge; BATCHELDER and LARSEN, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan at Bay City

SUTTON, Chief Judge. Donald Roberts and Gun Owners of America sued the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. They aimed to prohibit the Bureau from enforcing a public-safety advisory that instructed gun sellers to reject a Michigan firearms license as a satisfactory alternative to a federally required background check. But the dispute has become stale. The Bureau has withdrawn the advisory. It thus no longer stands in the way if Roberts wishes to use his Michigan license to purchase a gun. Because this case does not present a live controversy warranting federal judicial intervention, we vacate the judgment of the district court and remand the case with instructions to dismiss as moot.

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