U.S. v. Kirk, No. 94-50472 (5th Cir.) (105 F.3d 997) (February 3, 1997) (Per Curiam)
Loaded on March 1, 1997
published in Punch and Jurists
March 10, 1997
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The issue raised in this case was whether Congress had exceeded its powers under the Commerce Clause in enacting 18 U.S.C. § 922(o), which criminalizes even the wholly intrastate possession of a machinegun. The en banc court divided evenly on the issue, so the lower court's determination that the …
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