The justices began an hour of debate about scope and intent of decade - old statute . According to court records , undercover federal agents found he was advertising his tapes in `` Sporting Dog Journal , '' an underground magazine on illegal dogfighting . Statute supporters say it should stop profiting from the cruelty and abuse of animals . Rifle groups , National Rifle Association say the law is overly broad . Case is first prosecution in the United States to go to trial under the 1999 law .
The justices began an hour of debate about scope and intent of decade - old statute . Statute supporters say it should stop profiting from the cruelty and abuse of animals . Rifle groups , National Rifle Association say the law is overly broad . Case is first prosecution in the United States to go to trial under the 1999 law .