[R. Scott]

If a gun, sold new in a given state 30 years ago, is resold today in the same state, how is it still "in interstate commerce"?

According to the Supreme Court, the gun might at some future time be sold out of State, therefore the clause applies.

[supercat]

According to the Supreme Court, the gun might at some future time be sold out of State, therefore the clause applies.

Is there anything, anywhere, that could not possibly be sold out of state? Even the very dirt on which your home is built could someday be dug up and shipped elsewhere.