Ruling on a Montana case, the court upholds key federal gun laws under the nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.

In a significant decision for gun control advocates and Second Amendment rights proponents, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed the constitutionality of two federal laws that restrict firearm possession.

The court’s opinion, filed today, upholds 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) , which prohibits firearm possession by unlawful drug users, and 18 U.S.C. § 922(n) , which bars individuals under felony indictment from receiving firearms.

The ruling came in the case of United States v. Jaren Michael Stennerson .

Second Amendment Challenges Rejected

The case centered on Jaren Michael Stennerson, who was indicted for possessing a firearm as an adm

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