Legal Opinion
Reyes v. Sessions
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 28, 2018No. Civil Action No. 17-1643 (JDB)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN D. BATES, United States District Judge
Before the Court is [10] the government's motion to dismiss the as-applied statutory and constitutional challenges brought by plaintiff Gregory Reyes to certain provisions of the federal criminal prohibition on possession of firearms by felons. Eight years ago, Reyes was convicted of violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and sentenced to eighteen months in prison. He now wishes to obtain a firearm but has been prevented from doing so by 18 U.S.C. § 922(d)(1) and (g)(1), which prohibit the transfer of firearms to and…
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