United States v. Rose: 7th Circuit Questions Lifetime Mental-Health Gun Ban

United States v. Rose: 7th Circuit Questions Lifetime Mental-Health Gun Ban

“Judge Frank Easterbrook, a Reagan-appointed federal appeals judge, with a long record of ruling against the Second Amendment has just ruled favorably for 2A. By applying the Supreme Court’s present-physical danger rule to an individual facing a lifetime gun ban due to a long-ago mental illness, Judge Easterbrook has broadened the scope of 2A protections. This decision is proof that Second Amendment jurisprudence is taking hold even among its sk…