Legal Opinion
United States v. Decastro
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 1, 2012No. Docket 10-3773PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS JACOBS, Chief Judge:
Following a bench trial on stipulated facts in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Patterson, ./.), Angel Decastro was convicted of transporting into his state of residence a firearm acquired in another state in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(3). Decastro appeals on the ground that § 922(a)(3) violates his Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. He argues: [1] that § 922(a)(3) is unconstitutional on its face; and [2] that, in combination with New York’s licensing scheme, the prohibition on the transportation into New York…
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