5th Circuit Court upholds federal law prohibiting unlawful migrants from possessing firearms.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a federal law prohibiting migrants in the U.S. unlawfully from possessing firearms. The ruling rejected claims by Jose Paz Medina-Cantu, a Mexican man convicted of illegal handgun possession, arguing it violated his Second Amendment rights. The court maintained that recent Supreme Court rulings expanding gun rights do not apply to illegal immigrants, affirming that the Second Amendment does not include them.

September 03, 2024
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