ACLU Takes on Second Amendment-Related Free Speech CaseLily Dane That particular day, he was interrupted by Officer Jerry Bledsoe, who said he was responding to a noise complaint. Bledsoe gave Klaffer an ultimatum: Give me your guns, or youll be arrested for disturbing the peace. Klaffer recorded the conversation and posted it on YouTube. Heres the footage: Part 1: Klaffer refused to surrender his guns and was promptly arrested for disturbing the peace. To express his opinion that Bledsoe harassed him for exercising his Second Amendment rights, Klaffer decided to exercise his First Amendment rights to bring attention to the incident. He posted recordings of his confrontation with Bledsoe on YouTube and Facebook, and posted side-by-side photos of Bledsoe and Saddam Hussein on Instagram with the caption Striking Resemblance. Bledsoe didnt like any of that one bit, so he obtained a court order that required Klaffer to remove all videos, photos, and text referencing Bledsoe from the internet and to prevent him from posting such material in the future. In fact, Bledsoe claimed that Klaffer was STALKING and HARASSING him in order to obtain the ex parte protection order. The order stated that Klaffer not abuse, threaten to abuse, stalk, molest, or disturb the peace of Petitioner. On February 25, 2014, the ACLU of Missouri filed a suit against Bledsoe on behalf of Klaffer. The organizations press release explains why they took on this case: Here is an excerpt of that complaint, which can be read in its entirety here: Eugene Volokh is a law professor at UCLA who writes for The Washington Post. In an article about this case, he explains how the courts order violated the First Amendment: The suit was filed a few months ago, and it will be interesting to hear about the outcome. The First and Second Amendment rights of Americans have been subject to increasing infringement, and it is refreshing to see citizens fighting back. Lily Dane is a staff writer for The Daily Sheeple, where this first appeared. Her goal is to help people to Wake the Flock Up! 