A federal judge in Mississippi ruled in favor of a convicted felon in a gun case on Wednesday while simultaneously slamming a recent landmark Second Amendment decision that expanded gun rights and changed the framework lower courts must use as they analyze firearm restrictions.
We’ve already seen the Third Circuit Court of Appeals rule that a Pennsylvania man convicted of a non-violent misdemeanor punishable by five years in prison should not be prohibited forevermore.
Judge Rules Second Amendment Rights May Not be Removed for All Violent Felonies ammoland.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ammoland.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Now both violent and nonviolent felons have been found by lower courts to have a Second Amendment right to own weapons. The Supreme Court will likely consider the issue in the near future.