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U.S. v. Skoien, 7th Cir No. 08-3770, 7/13/10
7th circuit court of appeals decision (en banc)
Second Amendment – Categorical Ban on Possession
Categorical legislative bans on gun possession are permissible under the second amendment, including those for convictions of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence per 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9), which the court now upholds.
District of Columbia v. Heller, 128 S. Ct. 2783 (2008) and McDonald v. Chicago,
Second Amendment, Right to Bear Arms: “fully applicable to the states”
McDonald v. City of Chicago, USSC No. 08-1521, 6/28/10
Two years ago, in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U. S. ___ (2008), we held that the Second Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defense, and we struck down a District of Columbia law that banned the possession of handguns in the home. The city of Chicago (City) and the village of Oak Park,
Disorderly Conduct, § 947.01 – Conviction as “Crime of Domestic Violence” Disqualifying Gun Possession
Joseph E. Koll, Jr v. Dept of Justice, 2009 WI App 74, PFR filed 4/29/09
For Koll: Alexander L. Ullenberg
Issue: Whether Koll’s conviction of so-called “non-domestic” disorderly conduct was for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence as defined 18 U.S.C. §921(a)(33)(A), so as to preclude him from obtaining a handgun.
Holding: The federal Gun Control Act bars gun possession to anyone convicted of a “misdemeanor crime of domestic violence,” 18 U.S.C.