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U.S. v. TORRES

No. 15-10492.

911 F.3d 1253 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Victor Manuel TORRES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 8, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam G. Gasner (argued), Law Office of Adam G. Gasner, San Francisco, California, for Defendant-Appellant.

William James Gullotta (argued), Special Assistant United States Attorney; Barbara J. Valliere , Chief, Appellate Division; United States Attorney's Office, Oakland, California; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: Sidney R. Thomas, Chief Judge, N. Randy Smith, Circuit Judge, and Sharon L. Gleason, District Judge.

OPINION

Assuming that unlawful aliens in this country hold some degree of rights under the Second Amendment, a statute prohibiting the possession of firearms by an alien unlawfully present in the United States withstands constitutional scrutiny and is a valid exercise of Congress's authority.

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