GALIOTO v. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY

No. Civ. A. 84-2045.

602 F.Supp. 682 (1985)

Anthony J. GALIOTO, Plaintiff, v. The DEPARTMENT OF the TREASURY, BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

February 7, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bianchi & Casale by Michael A. Casale, Nutley, N.J., for plaintiff.

W. Hunt Dumont, U.S. Atty. by Peter R. Ginsberg, Asst. U.S. Atty., Newark, N.J., for defendant.


OPINION

SAROKIN, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

In a society which persists and insists in permitting its citizens to own and possess weapons, it becomes necessary to determine who may and who may not acquire them. At issue in this matter is a statute reminiscent of the Dark Ages, which permits a person convicted of a crime to purchase a gun under certain circumstances, but denies that same right to a person once committed for mental illness no matter...

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