US appeals court again rejects blanket gun ban for non-violent felons
Dec 24 (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania man convicted of food stamp fraud cannot be barred under federal law from possessing a gun, a U.S. appeals court held for a second time, declining to change its conclusion in light of a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling that clarified the standard for when a firearms regulation can pass constitutional muster.
Monday's 13-2 decision, opens new tab from the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals came after the U.S. Supreme Court, at the request of the U.S. Department of Justice, directed the Philadelphia-based court to reconsider its earlier ruling in favor of Bryan Range.
