Legal Opinion
Gillespie v. City of Indianapolis
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 9, 1999No. 98-2691PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
By virtue of 1996 amendments to the Gun Control Act of 1968 which prohibit persons convicted of domestic violence offenses from possessing firearms in or affecting commerce, Jerald Gillespie can no longer carry a firearm. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9). As a result, he has lost his job as a police officer. Gillespie filed suit against the City of Indianapolis1 seeking to have the statute declared unconstitutional and his employment with the Indianapolis Police Department preserved. The United States intervened to defend the constitutionality of the statute. The…
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