Legal Opinion
Rickey I. Kanter v. William P. Barr
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 15, 2019No. 18-1478PublishedCited by 197 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Flaum, Circuit Judge.
Rickey I. Kanter pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1341. Due to his felony conviction, he is prohibited from possessing a firearm under both federal and Wisconsin law. At issue in this case is whether the felon dispossession statutes- 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and Wis. Stat. § 941.29(1m) -violate the Second Amendment as applied to Kanter. Even if Kanter could bring an *439as-applied challenge, the government has met its burden of establishing that the felon dispossession statutes are substantially related to an important government interest. We therefore…
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