Legal Opinion
United States v. Barton
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 4, 2011No. 09-2211PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.
James Barton pleaded guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). In doing so, he reserved the right to argue on appeal that these convictions violate his Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. Because we hold that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is constitutional both on its face and as applied to Barton, we will affirm.
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On April 20, 2007, a confidential police informant paid Barton $300 for an Iver Johnson 32-caliber revolver loaded with five rounds of ammunition and a box…
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