In a city where colonial-era charm collides with modern overreach, the Firearms Policy Coalition’s reply brief in Morris v. Savannah lands like a precision shot across the bow of local gun-grabbers. Savannah’s ordinance—quietly restricting lawful carry and possession in ways that clash with both state preemption and the post-Bruen constitutional landscape—now faces a motion for summary judgment backed by a reply that methodically dismantles the city’s legal gymnastics. Rather than defend the measure on the merits, Savannah appears to lean on procedural smoke screens, a tactic the FPC’s filing exposes as both desperate and doomed under the Supreme Court’s history-and-tradition test. For the 2A community, this isn’t just another lawsuit; it’s a live demonstration that organized, well-funded litigation can force cities to confront the fact that “local control” ends where the Second Amendment begins.

The stakes extend far beyond Savannah’s cobblestone streets. A favorable ruling would not only restore carry rights for residents and visitors but also send an unmistakable signal to other Georgia municipalities flirting with creative disarmament schemes. Conversely, any delay or adverse decision would underscore the need for state lawmakers to tighten preemption language and for national groups to keep funding these surgical strikes against rogue ordinances. Either way, the case illustrates a broader truth: the post-Bruen era rewards plaintiffs who move fast, document thoroughly, and refuse to let cities treat constitutional rights as negotiable local preferences. Watch this space—Savannah may soon learn that the Constitution isn’t a suggestion; it’s the supreme law of the land, and the FPC is making sure every city council remembers it.