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WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up three challenges to a federal ban on gun ownership for people convicted of nonviolent crimes, disappointing Second Amendment advocates who hoped a more conservative court would begin to chip away at the restriction. By not taking the appeals, the nation's highest court let stand a series of lower court rulings that prohibited people convicted of driving under the influence, making false statements on tax returns and selling counterfeit cassette tapes from owning a gun. The decisions Monday, which were handed down without explanation, are the latest in a series of instances in which the Supreme Court has skirted Second Amendment questions. The high court last issued major guns rights rulings in 2008 and 2010, cases that struck down handgun restrictions in the District of Columbia and Chicago.
Lifetime ban: Supreme Court passes on three Second Amendment cases usatoday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from usatoday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Print this article While President Joe Biden pushes for stricter gun control regulations, the Supreme Court is considering several Second Amendment cases with potentially major implications for gun ownership. The case comes before the court as Biden ramps up the pressure for legislative action on gun rights. On Thursday, Biden signed a series of executive orders regulating firearms, and the White House signaled that his actions were “just the beginning” of a crusade against gun violence. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer applauded Biden’s move and joined him in calling for “meaningful legislation” to cut down on mass violence. At the same time, the Supreme Court is weighing whether it will take up two cases that could clarify the limits of the Second Amendment. The first looks at the constitutionality of licenses to carry concealed handguns. The second examines the rights of convicted felons to own firearms. The court has both cases scheduled for its next Friday conference and could decide whether to hear them this month.
Supreme Court weighs whether to enter gun debate amid calls for stricter limits By Melissa Quinn How guns are damaging America's youth Washington — A pair of mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado last month thrust gun control back to the forefront of public debate, with Democrats in Congress and President Biden calling for swift legislative action. But amid the public outcry over gun violence, the Supreme Court's nine members are meeting behind closed doors to discuss whether to add to next term's docket disputes over gun regulations, with a ruling from the justices potentially having far-reaching implications for firearms restrictions at the federal and state levels.
Who has Trump pardoned? A full list OLD Read full article January 20, 2021, 3:58 AM·20 min read Oops! Donald Trump, pictured on December 7, 2020, has been pardoning allies before leaving office next month (AFP via Getty Images) Donald Trump used his final hours as president to issue a slew of 143 pardons and commutations of sentence to friends and allies as he prepared to reluctantly hand over power to his Democratic successor Joe Biden. A meeting with his inner circle at the White House on Sunday saw Mr Trump finalise the clemency list, a source told CNN. Despite much speculation, he ultimately decided against issuing pre-emptive pardons to himself or members of his family or to the likes of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange or
Woman sues to regain gun rights amid push for redemption By DENNIS ROMBOYJanuary 2, 2021 GMT Mindy Vincent poses for a portrait at Let's Do Something Productions, where she records her podcast, "Therapeutic Madness," in South Salt Lake, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Vincent, a former drug addict and now a licensed clinical social worker who has turned her life around, is suing the government to restore her right to own a gun, which was revoked after she was convicted of bank fraud for trying to cash a $500 check in 2008. (Kristin Murphy/The Deseret News via AP) Mindy Vincent poses for a portrait at Let's Do Something Productions, where she records her podcast, "Therapeutic Madness," in South Salt Lake, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Vincent, a former drug addict and now a licensed clinical social worker who has turned her life around, is suing the government to restore her right to own a gun, which was revoked after she was convicted of bank fraud for trying to cash a $500 check in 2008. (Kristin Murphy/The Deseret News via AP)