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Gillespie v. City of Indianapolis, No. 98-2691 (7th Cir.) (185 F.3d 693) (July 9, 1999) (Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner)

Loaded on Sept. 1, 1999 published in Punch and Jurists September 27, 1999
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Domestic Violence.

Here the Court rejected a broad constitutional challenge broght by police officers to the provisions of the Gun Control Act (18 USC § 922(g)(9)) that prohibit persons convicted of domestic violence from possessing firearms.

In its decision, the Court expressly rejected "the notion that the firearms ban may be irrational …

 

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  11. Martinez v. Albuquerque, No. 98-2235 (10th Cir.) (184 F.3d 1123) (June 15, 1999) (Judge Bobby R. Baldock)
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  16. U.S. v. Rice, No. 98-51054 (5th Cir.) (185 F.3d 326) (August 12, 1999) (Judge Reynaldo G. Garza)
  17. Gillespie v. City of Indianapolis, No. 98-2691 (7th Cir.) (185 F.3d 693) (July 9, 1999) (Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner)

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