Gun rights after a felony
Grant v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Chevon Grant has asked the Supreme Court to review his challenge to the federal ban on gun possession by people with felony convictions.
- What's at stake
- It remains unresolved whether the federal ban can permanently bar Grant from possessing a handgun without a finding that he is dangerous.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
His petition says he was asleep in a car with a handgun under the seat and argues that the ban cannot permanently strip him of his Second Amendment rights without a finding that he is dangerous.
Grant's petition says he was asleep in a car with a handgun under the seat. He argues the federal ban cannot permanently take away his Second Amendment rights without a finding that he is dangerous.
The case concerns a federal law barring people with felony convictions from possessing firearms and Grant's challenge under the Second Amendment.
Question presented
1. Is a member of “the people” to be automatically and permanently stripped of their constitutional right to keep and carry a handgun for self-defense upon entry of a felony conviction? 2. Is a member of “the people” whose constitutionally protected conduct - asleep in an automobile late at night with a handgun under the seat - to suffer incarceration for exercising their constitutionally guaranteed right to possess and carry a handgun in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)? 3. Can a status-based statutory firearm prohibition with origins dating back only to the 1960s serve as its own historical analogue? 4. Does the “nuanced” approach established by this court for determining historical analogue permit a statutory provision dating back only to the 1960’s to serve as its own historical analogue, rather than the founding-era remedies implemented in response to conduct engaged in during the founding era as held by this court? 5. Is a person who has suffered a felony conviction entitled to due process to establish dangerousness before being divested of ther Second Amendment rights and imprisoned for exercising them? 6. Is a member of “the people” constitutionally subject to any more than a temporary deprivation of their constitutional right to keep and carry a handgun for self-defense following a due process determination of dangerousness?
What happens next
The next step is for the Court to decide whether to hear the petition; no oral argument is scheduled.
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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.