Legal Opinion
Mack v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 8, 1995No. Nos. 94-16940, 94-17002, 94-36193 and 95-35037PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge CANBY; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge FERNANDEZ.
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
Sheriffs Richard Mack and Jay Printz, in separate actions, challenged the constitutionality of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, P.L. 103-159, 107 Stat. 1536 (1993), codified at 18 U.S.C; § 922(s). The main issue on appeal concerns the district courts’ respective holdings that section 922(s)(2) of the Brady Act, requiring local law enforcement officials to perform background checks of handgun purchasers, violates the Tenth Amendment. We conclude that the Act is constitutional, and…
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