Second Amendment
Michigan Criminal Appeals

Does the Second Amendment Guarantee Domestic Abusers the Right to Own Firearms? (Updated)

Nov/23/09 08:26
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago has overturned the conviction of a Wisconsin man barred from owning firearms because of his criminal record, ruling the lifetime prohibition may violate Americans' Second Amendment rights and calling into question the future of a 13-year old gun control law. United States v. Skoien, Seventh Circuit No. 08-3770. (Originally Published 10-21; Updated 10-23).
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