Lifetime gun bans for felons
Tardieff v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Terrance J. Tardieff asks the Supreme Court to review whether federal law can permanently bar everyone convicted of a felony from possessing firearms, arguing that the ban violates the Second Amendment under the Court’s Bruen decision.
- Who it affects
- The order ends Tardieff’s Supreme Court proceeding without deciding his challenge to the federal firearm ban.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The case concerned a federal law that permanently bars people with felony convictions from possessing firearms.
Question presented
Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), plainly unconstitutional on its face under New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), because it is permanent and applies to all persons convicted of felonies?
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- Did the denial endorse the firearm ban?
- No. Refusing to hear Tardieff’s petition did not endorse either side or decide the ban’s constitutionality.
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