Two En Banc Third Circuit Decisions Test the Limits of the Felon-in-Possession Statute

When does a criminal conviction justify disarmament under the Second Amendment?  In two en banc decisions issued on the same day, the Third Circuit affirmed a felon-in-possession conviction grounded in a terroristic-threats conviction, but held that a decades-old DUI conviction did not justify continued disarmament.  Together, the decisions illustrate how courts are applying Rahimi and Hemani to conviction-based firearm bans.

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