This analysis by William Kirk, President of Washington Gun Law, details a federal judge's ruling in Illinois that found 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g)(1) unconstitutional. The ruling, based on the Supreme Court's Bruen decision, determined that the prohibition of firearm possession by individuals convicted of crimes punishable by more than one year lacks historical analog. The expert highlights the court's rejection of historical disarmament laws targeting specific groups and its affirmation that 'felons' are part of 'the people' protected by the Second Amendment.
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