U.S. v. McGINNIS

No. 19-10197.

956 F.3d 747 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Eric Gerard MCGINNIS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED April 21, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Laing , U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Washington, DC, Leigha Amy Simonton , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff Appellee.

Brandon Elliott Beck , Federal Public Defender's Office, Northern District of Texas, Lubbock, TX, Juan Gabriel Rodriguez , Federal Public Defender's Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.


We again confront a Second Amendment challenge to a federal law prohibiting individuals subject to certain domestic violence protective orders from possessing firearms or ammunition for any purpose. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8). Appellant Eric McGinnis, convicted by a jury of violating § 922(g)(8), claims the...

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