Gun rights for felons
Sabbie v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Paradice Sabbie asks whether a criminal defendant may challenge the federal law barring people with felony convictions from possessing firearms as it applies to him, and whether that ban violates the Second Amendment.
- What's at stake
- Whether Sabbie can bring this challenge and whether the firearm ban violates his Second Amendment rights remain unresolved.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
His petition was distributed for a conference; that step does not decide either question.
The petition concerns a federal law that bars people convicted of felonies from possessing firearms.
Question presented
1. Whether a criminal defendant may raise an as-applied Second Amendment challenge to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). 2. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) ’s lifetime ban on firearm possession for all individuals previously convicted of any felony offense is an unconstitutional infringement of the right to keep and bear arms guaranteed by the Second Amendment.
What happens next
The Court is scheduled to consider the petition on Dec. 4, 2026, but that does not guarantee an order on that date. The next step is a decision on whether to hear the case.
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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.