{"id":2641,"date":"2021-01-14T05:41:09","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T10:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/?p=2641"},"modified":"2021-01-13T14:49:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T19:49:51","slug":"can-you-be-denied-a-gun-license-based-on-a-nonviolent-misdemeanor-offense-under-the-second-amendment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/can-you-be-denied-a-gun-license-based-on-a-nonviolent-misdemeanor-offense-under-the-second-amendment\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you be denied a Gun license based on a nonviolent misdemeanor offense under the Second Amendment?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Does the Second Amendment permit States to deprive someone of the right to bear arms for a misdemeanor offense? \u00a0<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The right to bear arms is one that a large portion of Americans consider of the utmost importance.\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/20\/20-782\/162549\/20201203151309056_Holloway%20v.%20Barr%20-%20Cert%20Petition.pdf\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Holloway v. Barr<\/span><\/em><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, a case pending before the United States Supreme Court on a petition for certiorari,\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Holloway argues that losing his Second Amendment rights due to a nonviolent misdemeanor is a constitutional violation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A lifetime ban on firearms is a penalty most felons are handed as part of their punishment.\u00a0 The extent to which people who committed past crimes can be banned is an issue ripe with disagreement.\u00a0 Some believe the logic is that dangerous people should not be allowed to have firearms, so violent felons should be prohibited from using them.\u00a0 Another rationale for disarming former felons is that the individual lacks virtue, which is why they should not own a firearm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What is the law concerning individuals with criminal records owning a firearm?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/can-you-be-denied-a-gun-license-based-on-a-nonviolent-misdemeanor-offense-under-the-second-amendment\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Can you be denied a Gun license based on a nonviolent misdemeanor offense under the Second Amendment?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does the Second Amendment permit States to deprive someone of the right to bear arms for a misdemeanor offense? \u00a0The right to bear arms is one that a large portion of Americans consider of the utmost importance.\u00a0In\u00a0Holloway v. 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