Gun sales to prohibited buyers
Ferrari v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Christian Ferrari asks the Supreme Court to decide whether the government must prove that a firearm buyer was legally barred from receiving guns to convict a seller under 18 U.S.C. § 922(d).
- What's at stake
- The unresolved question is whether prosecutors must prove the buyer's prohibited status to convict Ferrari under this federal law.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The case comes to the Supreme Court from the Ninth Circuit.
Question presented
Whether prohibited status of a buyer is an element of a gun-dealing offense under 18 U.S.C. § 922(d)?
What happens next
The Court must decide whether to hear the case. No oral argument or decision date is set.
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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.