NRA-Backed Push to Restore Nonviolent Felon Gun Rights Stalls as Supreme Court Refuses
The Supreme Court just passed on a case that gun-rights advocates have been pushing as a major test: whether a nonviolent felony from years ago can permanently erase someone’s right to own a gun.
On Monday, the justices declined to hear Utah resident Melynda Vincent’s challenge to the federal felon-in-possession ban, keeping the lower-court ruling intact, according to Reuters.
Vincent’s 2008 felony bank-fraud conviction involved a roughly $500 bad check, and her petition argued the lifetime ban under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment under the court’s Bruen framework.
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The twist is political: Reuters reported the Trump administration urged the court to deny review while also telling the court it has taken steps to let Attorney General Pam Bondi restore gun rights for some nonviolent felons who meet eligibility criteria.
Gun-rights groups had urged the court to take Vincent’s case, but the justices said no—for now.
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