Garys
NES Member
Federal Court Rules Firearms Prohibition Against an Individual for a Misdemeanor Conviction Under Vehicle Code is Unconstitutional
From the Federal Middle District of PA.
I haven't read the entire decision yet, but I have to wonder if this applies to "Misdefelony" cases in MA as well.
From the Federal Middle District of PA.
As the Court succinctly wrote in its memorandum
This action is about one citizen’s individual Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. The citizen wishes to purchase and possess a firearm. The Government contends that under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), the citizen is permanently banned from possessing a firearm because of a 1998 misdemeanor conviction under the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code. The citizen challenges the federal statute as unconstitutional as applied to him. The citizen wins.
I haven't read the entire decision yet, but I have to wonder if this applies to "Misdefelony" cases in MA as well.