United States v. Rodney Class

Griffith, Circuit Judge:

Federal law prohibits the possession of firearms on the grounds of the United States Capitol. 40 U.S.C. § 5104 (e). Rodney Class pleaded guilty to violating this law after parking a car containing three guns on a street near the Capitol. He now argues that, as applied to his case, the law violates the Second Amendment and the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. These claims lack merit, and we affirm his conviction.

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In May 2013, Rodney Class drove to the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. He parked his car in one of the many angled parking spots that line…