Legal Opinion
Jorge Medina v. Matthew Whitaker
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 18, 2019No. 17-5248PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sentelle, Senior Circuit Judge:
*154 Jorge Medina was convicted of falsifying his income on mortgage applications twenty-seven years ago. Now, as a convicted felon, he is prohibited from owning firearms by federal law. He argues that the application of this law to him violates the Second Amendment because he poses no heightened risk of gun violence. Because we conclude that felons are not among the law-abiding, responsible citizens entitled to the protections of the Second Amendment, we reject his contention and affirm the district court's dismissal order.
I. Factual Background
In 1990, Medina…
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