Appeals Court Rules That Illegal Immigrants Don’t Have Second Amendment Protections
Summary
The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed that federal law prohibiting illegal immigrants from possessing firearms is consistent with the nation's historical tradition regarding the Second Amendment. This ruling upholds the existing federal ban on firearm possession for non-citizens unlawfully present in the U.S.
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