Legal Opinion
Williams v. Barr
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 1, 2019No. CIVIL ACTION No. 17-2641PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT F. KELLY, Sr., District Judge
Federal law generally prohibits the possession of firearms by individuals who have been convicted of a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). There is an exception from this prohibition for individuals who have been convicted of a state law misdemeanor that is punishable by a term of imprisonment of two years or fewer, 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(20)(B), or those whose conviction has been expunged, set aside, or for which the individual has been pardoned, id. § 921(a)(20).
In 2005, Plaintiff Edward A. Williams…
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