United States v. Rose: A Second Amendment Skeptic Embraces the Present-Danger Rule

Summary

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in `United States v. Rose`, held that the lifetime firearms ban under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(4) for past mental health commitments may be unconstitutional if the individual is no longer mentally ill or a present danger. Judge Frank Easterbrook, known for rulings against the Second Amendment, based this decision on the Supreme Court's 'present-physical danger rule' established in cases like `Rahimi` and `Hemani`, emphasizing that disarmament must be assessed based on current dangerousness.