Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(6) impermissibly regulates a Second Amendment protected right to firearm purchase

The question presented is whether the Second Amendment covers a federal firearm regulation. This Court has not yet clarified the Second Amendment’s coverage in the context of firearm regulations. Petitioner Gail Manney asserts that 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(6) regulates the purchase of firearms, a protected Second Amendment right, thus requiring full review under N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022) . The Ninth Circuit held otherwise by finding the criminal firearm regulation did not fall within the Second Amendment. Certiorari is therefore necessary to establish the breadth of the Second Amendment.