{"id":2036495,"date":"2023-09-18T19:56:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T23:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-court-says-supreme-court-didnt-overrule-gun-ban-for-felons\/"},"modified":"2023-09-18T20:00:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T00:00:01","slug":"top-court-says-supreme-court-didnt-overrule-gun-ban-for-felons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-court-says-supreme-court-didnt-overrule-gun-ban-for-felons\/","title":{"rendered":"Top court confirms no reversal of gun ban for felons."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftop-court-says-supreme-court-didnt-overrule-gun-ban-for-felons%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2036495&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Supreme Court&#8217;s Landmark Decision on Gun Rights<\/h2>\n<p>Last year, the Supreme Court made a groundbreaking decision regarding the right to\u200d carry guns for self-defense outside the home. Contrary to popular belief, this decision \u200ddid not invalidate\u2063 the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gun-rights-activist-tells-congress-education-can-reduce-shootings-not-more-laws\/\" title=\"Gun Rights Activist Tells Congress Education Can Reduce Shootings, Not More Laws\">existing gun law<\/a> that prohibits felons from owning firearms. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-bombshell-mi-judge-grants-attorney-matt-deperno-permission-to-release-results-of-forensic-examination-on-16-dominion-voting-machines-in-antrim-co-video\/\" title=\"BREAKING BOMBSHELL: MI Judge Grants Attorney Matt DePerno Permission To RELEASE Results Of Forensic Examination On 16 Dominion Voting Machines In Antrim Co. [VIDEO]\">circuit court judge<\/a>, \u2062the Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling \u2063in the case of New York State Rifle and Pistol \u200cAssociation v. Bruen\u2063 &#8220;created a new test for determining the scope of the Second Amendment,&#8221; but it \u200ddid not \u200bquestion the constitutionality of banning \u2062felons from possessing guns.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;If anything, Bruen\u200c contains two\u200d potential signs of support for these prohibitions,&#8221; said 10th Circuit Judge \u200bRobert Bacharach in a separate case.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/opinion\/win-a-supreme-court-case-get-denounced-by-the-media-as-a-fake-litigant-5491514\">Win \u2064a Supreme Court Case, Get Denounced by the Media as a Fake Litigant<\/a> &#8211; 9\/16\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/us-supreme-court-issues-emergency-order-facts-matter-5492474\">US Supreme Court Issues Emergency Order\u2064 |\u200b Facts Matter<\/a> -\u200c 9\/15\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although\u2062 Judge Bacharach believes \u200bthat the Supreme Court should provide a clearer standard \u2064on felons&#8217; right to \u2063possess firearms, he \u2062acknowledged \u2062that\u2062 the \u2064court\u200c did not explicitly overturn the gun ban in the Bruen case. The lawsuit was brought by Melynda Vincent, a felon convicted of a nonviolent offense, who argued that\u2063 it was unconstitutional to deny her the right to carry a firearm. However, the 10th Circuit Court ruled that Ms. Vincent does not have the legal right to own \u200da gun based on the Bruen decision and previous Second Amendment-related \u200drulings.<\/p>\n<p>The court also noted that the Bruen decision approved \u200bthe constitutionality of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-court-says-supreme-court-didnt-overrule-gun-ban-for-felons\/\" title=\"Top court confirms no reversal of gun ban for felons.\">regulations requiring criminal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-wave-of-portland-police-quit-amid-massive-spike-in-shootings-and-stabbings-fire-dept-responding-to-10-homeless-tent-fires-a-day\/\" title=\"Another Wave Of Portland Police Quit Amid Massive Spike In Shootings And Stabbings; Fire Dept. Responding To 10+ Homeless Tent Fires A Day\">background checks<\/a><\/a> \u2063for gun permits. It struck down state regulations that imposed special \u200crequirements \u200cfor obtaining a gun license.<\/p>\n<p>According to the court,\u200c six out of \u2063nine Supreme\u200c Court\u200c justices in the Bruen case reaffirmed the constitutionality\u200b of banning felons from possessing firearms. This, along with the court&#8217;s approval \u2063of background checks, led the\u2062 10th Circuit Court to conclude that the Bruen decision did not\u200c overturn their \u2063previous ruling on this\u200b matter.<\/p>\n<p>Under the Bruen standard, the\u200b judge explained that the Second \u2062Amendment protects\u200d an \u200cindividual&#8217;s conduct if it \u2064is explicitly mentioned in the Constitution. However, the government must justify any regulations by\u200b demonstrating their consistency with historical firearm \u200dregulation traditions.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;My \u200cclient has made \u2064a remarkable transformation,&#8221; argued Ms. Vincent&#8217;s attorney. &#8220;Nothing in her record indicates she \u200bwould be violent. Instead,\u200c her record suggests she would be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-man-charged-with-child-neglect-after-2-year-old-finds-gun-on-bed-and-shoots-him-in-the-back\/\" title=\"Indiana man charged with child neglect after 2-year-old shoots him in the back with found gun.\">responsible gun \u2064owner<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ms. Vincent, a social worker from Utah, still has the\u200d option to appeal her case to the U.S. Supreme\u200b Court. However, \u200dit remains uncertain whether she\u2064 will pursue this course of action.<\/p>\n<p>In her defense, Ms. Vincent&#8217;s attorneys emphasized that the government cannot justify \u2064a ban on\u2062 firearms\u200d without a valid historical precedent, as required by \u2062the Bruen decision.<\/p>\n<p>In response, \u2062a Department of Justice lawyer stated that the recent Supreme Court \u2062ruling\u200c did not change the fact that laws banning felons from owning guns have been upheld \u200cby the\u200d court in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Judges Joel\u200c Carson and Paul Kelly Jr. joined Judge Bacharach in\u2064 the majority opinion.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Should the\u200c Supreme Court provide a clearer \u200dstandard regarding \u200dfelons&#8217;\u200c right to possess firearms, as suggested by Judge Bacharach?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  T judge ruled against Vincent, stating that the \u2063Supreme Court&#8217;s \u200bdecision in Bruen did not challenge\u200b the ban\u2063 on felons possessing guns.<\/p>\n<p>In the landmark\u200c decision of the Supreme \u2062Court in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, the court addressed the issue of the\u2063 right to carry guns for self-defense outside the home. The decision created a new test for determining\u2062 the scope \u200dof the Second \u200bAmendment, but it did not challenge the \u2062constitutionality\u2062 of banning felons from owning\u200c firearms.<\/p>\n<p>This \u200bruling has \u2062sparked a debate about\u200d whether the Supreme Court \u2062should provide a clearer\u200d standard regarding\u200c felons&#8217; right \u200bto possess firearms. Judge Bacharach, in a separate \u200bcase, expressed the belief that \u2062the court should clarify \u2064its stance on\u2064 this matter. However,\u200c he also acknowledged that the Supreme Court \u2063did not explicitly \u2063overturn the gun \u200cban in the Bruen case.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit in \u200dquestion was\u200d filed by Melynda \u2064Vincent, a felon convicted of a nonviolent offense. Vincent argued that it\u200c was unconstitutional to deny\u2064 her the right to carry a firearm. However, the 10th Circuit judge ruled against her, \u200dstating that the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision in Bruen did not\u200b question\u200d the ban on felons possessing\u200b guns.<\/p>\n<p>It is essential to note that the\u200d Supreme \u2062Court&#8217;s \u200cruling in Bruen has not invalidated the\u200b existing gun laws\u200c prohibiting felons from owning firearms. \u200cThis decision has been widely misunderstood, with many believing that it removed the restrictions on felons possessing guns. However, Judge \u2062Bacharach pointed out that the ruling\u200b may actually \u200csupport these prohibitions.<\/p>\n<p>The debate over gun rights\u2063 is a contentious\u2064 and complex issue.\u2064 While the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision in\u2064 Bruen focused on the right to carry guns for \u200dself-defense\u2063 outside the home, it\u200d did not address \u2063the question \u2064of felons&#8217; right\u2064 to possess firearms\u200c explicitly. This\u200b leaves room for further \u200clegal interpretation and \u200cpotential future \u200dcases\u200b addressing this matter.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the Supreme Court&#8217;s landmark \u2062decision\u200d in \u200dNew York State Rifle and Pistol Association v.\u200d Bruen clarified the right to\u200b carry guns for \u2064self-defense \u200coutside the home.\u200c However, \u200dit \u200cdid not invalidate the existing ban on felons owning firearms. The debate \u2062over felons&#8217;\u200d gun rights continues, and \u2064it remains to \u200cbe seen how future cases will\u200d shape the \u2064interpretation of the\u200b Second \u200dAmendment in relation to this issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>last year did not overturn the law prohibiting felons from possessing firearms. 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