FOLAJTAR v. ATTY. GEN. OF THE U.S.

No. 19-1687.

980 F.3d 897 (2020)

Lisa M. FOLAJTAR, Appellant, v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES; Acting Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; United States of America.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion filed: November 24, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam J. Kraut , Joshua Prince (Argued), Prince Law Offices, 646 Lenape Road, Bechtelsville, PA 19505, Counsel for Appellant.

Joseph H. Hunt , Assistant Attorney General, William M. McSwain , United States Attorney, Mark B. Stern , Patrick Nemeroff (Argued), Thais-Lyn Trayer , United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Room 7217, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20530, Counsel for Appellees.

Joseph G.S. Greenlee , Firearms Policy Coalition, 1215 K Street, 17th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814, Counsel for Amicus Appellants Firearms Policy Coalition Inc.; Firearms Policy Foundation; Firearms Owners Against Crime; Second Amendment Foundation Inc.

Before: AMBRO, KRAUSE, and BIBAS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

Lisa Folajtar asks us to decide whether Congress may prohibit individuals convicted of federal tax fraud from possessing firearms. To answer this question, we rely on the general rule that laws restricting firearm possession by convicted felons are valid. Because we find no reason to deviate from...

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