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Second Amendment

The Seventh Circuit affirmed that a man convicted of mail fraud may not possess a firearm under federal and Wisconsin law, as felon-dispossession laws are substantially related to an important government interest of keeping firearms away from people convicted of serious crimes.

CHICAGO — The Seventh Circuit affirmed that a man convicted of mail fraud may not possess a firearm under federal and Wisconsin law, as felon-dispossession laws are substantially related to an important government interest of keeping firearms away from people convicted of serious crimes.

Categories / Appeals, Civil Rights, Criminal

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