Gun licensing and prosecution
Peguero v. New York
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Jason Peguero asks whether the Second Amendment bars prosecuting someone for possessing an unlicensed firearm under an unconstitutional licensing law when there was no other lawful reason to disarm that person.
- What's at stake
- The Supreme Court has not decided whether the Second Amendment bars the prosecution Peguero challenges.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
His petition was distributed for a Supreme Court conference; that does not mean the Court agreed to hear the case.
The dispute centers on how the Second Amendment applies to New York's firearm-licensing law.
Question presented
Does the Second Amendment bar criminal prosecution for unlicensed-firearm possession where the defendant was subject to an unconstitutional firearms-licensing law and there were otherwise no lawful bases for disarming the defendant?
What happens next
The justices will consider whether to hear the petition at the Nov. 13, 2026 conference. That listing does not guarantee an order date, and no argument or decision date is set.
Documents
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Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.