The Ninth Circuit, in U.S. v. Duarte, has joined the Third Circuit's Range decision in holding the Gun Control Act's ban on firearm possession by felons (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)) in violation of the Second Amendment as applied to convictions for non-violent offenses that have no Founding-era analogues. Prof. Volokh summarized the decision when it was released on May 9. The court's opinion is extraordinarily thorough and deserves a deeper dive.
Link here
https://reason.com/volokh/2024/05/20/second-amendment-roundup-just-in-time-for-the-supreme-court-to-consider-in-rahimi/
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