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This is an interesting case. I wonder if it will lead to SCOTUS. I see no reason why the defendent wouldn't want it to go there if he loses in court.
Could this case decide what level of scrutiny is applied to the 2nd Amendment if it gets to SCOTUS?
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Missouri-high-court-to-hear-felon-gun-rights-case-285113441.html
Could this case decide what level of scrutiny is applied to the 2nd Amendment if it gets to SCOTUS?
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Missouri-high-court-to-hear-felon-gun-rights-case-285113441.html
Missouri high court to hear felon gun-rights case
by Associated Press
KMOV.com
Posted on December 8, 2014 at 12:55 PM
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Just months after Missouri voters approved stronger constitutional gun rights, the new amendment is being put to the test by a convicted drug dealer who is citing it as a reason why his former felony shouldn't disqualify him from carrying a gun.
Schaefer, a Republican from Columbia who is running for attorney general, urged the court in a written brief to uphold the prohibition on felons possessing firearms. He argued that felons aren't truly "citizens" and thus shouldn't receive gun-rights protections.
Based on the constitution's new "strict scrutiny" requirement, "the state does not have a compelling government interest in banning all convicted felons under all circumstances from possessing firearms for life," Merritt's attorney, Assistant Public Defender Matthew Huckeby, wrote in a Supreme Court brief.
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