US Court Rules Nonviolent Offenders Can Own Guns Despite Convictions
TL;DR
A federal appeals court in the US has ruled that the government cannot ban people convicted of non-violent crimes from possessing guns. The decision comes from a lawsuit filed by Bryan Range, who was barred from possessing a gun after pleading guilty to welfare fraud. The court ruled that the government had failed to point to any laws from the United States’ founding establishing a tradition of disarming non-violent criminals.
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- People convicted of nonviolent crimes can own guns, court says NBC News
- US cannot ban people convicted of non-violent crimes from owning guns-appeals court Yahoo News
- Man Convicted of Nonviolent Crime Can Own Gun, U.S. Court Rules The New York Times
- Court Weakens U.S. Ban on Gun Possession by People Convicted of Serious Crimes The Wall Street Journal
- US appeals court says people convicted of nonviolent offenses shouldn't face lifetime gun ban The Associated Press
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