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Some Criminals, Abusers Have Right to Carry Guns, Rules US Court
19 November 2009
CBS News (USA) / Taking Liberties, Blog
A federal appeals court has overturned the conviction of a Wisconsin man barred from owning firearms because of his criminal record, ruling the lifetime prohibition may violate Americans' Second Amendment rights and calling into question the future of a 13-year old gun control law.
In a 3-0 decision on Wednesday, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a trial judge to take a second look at the evidence that a 1996 federal law prohibiting anyone convicted of a... (GunPolicy.org)