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To: marktwain

This law was struck down by SCOTUS and was immediately re-instated with new legislation by Congress. It has not since been challenged again.

This should be a slam dunk considering the Clinton era Congress showed quite the contempt for SCOTUS over this.


10 posted on 07/13/2011 8:01:53 PM PDT by BCR #226 (02/07 SOT www.extremefirepower.com...The BS stops when the hammer drops.)
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To: BCR #226
-- It has not since been challenged again. --

It has been, and been upheld. Think the federal GFSZ law is unenforced? Think Again

Some of the cases aren't on point, but at least one of them is.

69 posted on 07/14/2011 2:06:22 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: BCR #226
-- It has not since been challenged again. --

Found two specific cites that do contain challenges to the post-Lopez GFSZA, 18 USC 922(q):

US v Danks, 221 F3d 1037 (8th Cir. 1999), where a federal grand jury charged Danks with possessing a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(q)(2)(A); and the 8th Circuit upheld the charge against a challenge that the statute was unconstitutional.

There is also US v Tait, 202 F.3d 1320 (11th Cir. 2000) (indictment dismissed on grounds other than defect in federal jurisdiction).

71 posted on 07/14/2011 3:46:00 PM PDT by Cboldt
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