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SCOTUS decision on gun rights does not shield nonviolent felons from disarmament, judge finds
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Although the U.S. Supreme Court recently made it easier to strike down gun safety regulations under the Second Amendment, a federal judge has rejected the claim that the longstanding ban on firearm possession by felons – even nonviolent ones – is unconstitutional. Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Regina M. Rodriguez declined to dismiss the…
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Despite gun-friendly SCOTUS ruling, federal judge declines to declare possession law unconstitutional
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Although the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision earlier this year making it easier to strike down gun safety regulations under the Second Amendment, a federal judge has disagreed with a man’s contention that he cannot now be prosecuted in Colorado under a longstanding law prohibiting felons from possessing firearms. Perrion Gray, who is facing…
