10th Circuit holds Municipal Court Convictions of Domestic Violence do not Eliminate Second Amendment Rights

[SiliconSorcerer]

http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2017/05/10th-circuit-holds-municipal-court.html

 

In brief...

 

The 10th Circuit has issued an opinion that convictions of municipal and local ordinances for domestic violence do not remove a person's rights under the Second Amendment. Current federal law makes a person who has been convicted of domestic violence under "Federal, State, or Tribal law" a prohibited possessor who may not legally purchase or possess firearms or ammunition. In this case, U.S.A. v. Pauler, the defendant, Alexander J. Pauler, had been convicted of violating a Wichita, Kansas municipal ordinance against domestic violence. From hutchnews.com:

 

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[BobPistol]

So, in short:If one is convicted of domestic violence under federal, state or tribal law, no 2A rights. But under municipal ordinance, 2A rights are not affected.

 

Now watch how fast the antis change state law here. They'll put domestic violence issues under state law.

[Molly B.]

They have already done this.

[press1280]

I didn't know municipalities had separate ordinances for DV apart from a state's law.

 

In any event this doesn't appear to be a true 2A case. It seems the law as written may have inadvertently left out municipal statutes, and that's how this individual managed to win.