Gun rights after felony convictions
Gavalo v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Victor Gavalo asked the Supreme Court to review whether a federal law barring people with felony convictions from possessing guns violates the Second Amendment.
- Who it affects
- The Court’s order ends Gavalo’s request for Supreme Court review but does not settle whether the federal ban is constitutional.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide whether the law is constitutional.
Gavalo’s case asked whether the Second Amendment allows the federal government to bar people with felony convictions from possessing guns.
Question presented
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional because, consistent with the Second Amendment, the federal government may not permanently disarm citizens simply for incurring a felony conviction?
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