Friday, August 1, 2014

Pay Inequities / Felons and Firearms




“In  this  case  we  address  t w o issues:  (1)  Whether  Frank Van  der hule,  who  is  prohibited  under  Montana l a w from receiving a  concealed  weapons  permit,  is  therefore  prohibited under  18  U.S.C.  § 922(g )(1)  from  possessing any firearms, see Caron  v.  United States, 524 U.S.  308  (1998);  and (2)  assuming he  is  barred  by federal  law,  whether  such restriction  violates  Van  der  hule’s  rights  under  the  Second Amendment  to  the  U.S.  Constitution, see Di s t. of Columbia v.  Heller, 554 U.S. 570  (2008).  W e  h old  that  Van  der  hule  is barred  by federal  law  from  possessing a firearm  and  that  such ban  does  not  violate  his  Second  Amendment  rights.  We affirm the judgment of the district court.

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