Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Lifetime Gun Ban for Non-Violent Felon

Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Lifetime Gun Ban for Non-Violent Felon

Major 2A Win: Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Lifetime Gun Ban for Non-Violent Felon A unanimous decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit just delivered one of the most important Second Amendment wins in years—and it did so quietly, methodically, and on solid constitutional ground. In United States v. Charles Hembree, the Fifth Circuit ruled 3–0 that the federal government cannot permanently disarm a person based solely …

5th Circuit: Lifetime Gun Ban for Single Non-Violent Felony Violates 2A

A Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled unanimously that a Mississippi man convicted of a single, non-violent drug felony should not lose his Second Amendment rights permanently. (Shutterstock image courtesy Lee Williams) By Dave Workman A unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals which struck down the conviction of a Mississippi man for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, based on…

Fifth Circuit strikes down lifetime ban on nonviolent felon

by Ammoland Editors and StaffA unanimous decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Jan. 27 delivered one of the most important Second Amendment wins in years — and it did so quietly, methodically, and on solid constitutional ground. In United States v. Charles Hembree, the Fifth Circuit ruled 3-0 that the federal government cannot permanently disarm a person based solely on a single, nonviolent drug possession conviction. …