Appeals court says people convicted of nonviolent crimes can own guns

[onthedarkside]

 

The U.S. government cannot ban people convicted of non-violent crimes from possessing guns, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday.

 

The 11-4 ruling from the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is the latest defeat for gun control laws in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year expanding gun rights nationwide.

 

The decision stems from a 2020 lawsuit by a Pennsylvania man, Bryan Range, who was barred under federal law from possessing a gun after pleading guilty to welfare fraud.

 

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/people-convicted-nonviolent-crimes-can-guns-court-says-rcna88030

 

[Chomper Higgot]

Keeping guns in the hands of Criminals.

 

Come on gun huggers, let’s hear your defense of this madness.

[heybruce]

If this stands I assume it means that people who lie on a federal form (a nonviolent crime) can still keep the gun(s) they bought.  There goes one of the avenues of attack against Hunter Biden.

[stevenl]

2 hours ago, heybruce said:

If this stands I assume it means that people who lie on a federal form (a nonviolent crime) can still keep the gun(s) they bought.  There goes one of the avenues of attack against Hunter Biden.

Don't know if this ruling will be applied retroactively.

[2baht]

Yee haw, Bobby Joe, wherrrre's ma gurn?

[heybruce]

4 hours ago, stevenl said:

Don't know if this ruling will be applied retroactively.

To my knowledge Hunter Biden has not been charged, and certainly not prosecuted, for lying on a federal form.  I assume that means the ruling would apply if he is.