Colin Williams v. United States
SecondAmendment
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)'s lifetime firearm prohibition for individuals with prior felony convictions violates the Second Amendment in light of the Bruen decision
18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) imposes a lifelong prohibition, punishable by up to 15 years’ imprisonment, on the possession of any firearm or ammunition, for any purpose, by “any person ... who has been convicted in any court of ... a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceed ing one year.” In light of New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen , 597 U.S. 1 (2022) , does § 922(g)(1) violate the Second Amendment, either on its face or as applied to Petitioner —a United States citizen who possessed ammunition for purposes of selfdefense and had only a single, remote prior felony conviction , which did not involve a firea rm or a judicial finding of dangerousness ?