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The U.S. government cannot ban people convicted of non-violent crimes from possessing guns, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The 11-4 ruling from the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit ...
IC 35-47-2-7 prohibits transfer or sale of firearms to any person with a felony conviction. IC 35-47-4-5 prohibits possession of firearms for convictions of "serious violent felonies". While Indiana law mirrors federal law for the most part, it does not ban those with non-violent felonies from possession of firearms.
Typically, this covers military devices, such as bombs, artillery, machine guns, nuclear devices and chemical weapons. However, this may also include possession of otherwise-legal weapons by a person who is prohibited by law or court-order from possessing them (reasons include prior criminal convictions, conditions of probation or parole, and ...
Warner (10th Cir. 1993) [13] - United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruling regarding Mr. Warner, who was caught in Utah with a machine gun and convicted on 922(o), possession of a machine gun. Mr. Warner appealed on the basis the Utah constitution allows its citizens to bear arms, and therefore he is exempt based on 922(o)(2)(A ...
As violent crime rates appear to be falling after a pandemic-related spike, gun violence continues to plague communities around the country.. In 2024, there have been nearly 500 mass shootings ...
Another case concerns whether nonviolent felons can be prevented from having guns. ... The legal environment has changed radically in recent years because of the Supreme Court’s pro-gun rights ...
Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition.State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the U.S. territories) vary considerably, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws, although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.
Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban; Federal Assault Weapons Ban; Federal Firearms Act of 1938; Federal firearms license; Firearm case law; Firearm Owners Protection Act; Gun Control Act of 1968; Gun-Free School Zones Act (GFSZA) Gun law in the U.S. Gun laws in the U.S. by state; Gun politics in the U.S. Gun show loophole; High-capacity magazine ban