Posted on 01/08/2019 7:47:54 PM PST by lowbridge
A law barring immigrants who are in the country without authorization from owning guns does not violate the 2nd Amendment, a federal appeals court decided Tuesday.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an appeal by Victor Manuel Torres, a San Jose resident who was convicted of violating the federal law.
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“The government’s interests in controlling crime and ensuring public safety are promoted by keeping firearms out of the hands of unlawful aliens,” wrote 9th Circuit Judge N. Randy Smith, an appointee of former President George W. Bush.
The panel noted that immigrants who lack documentation are subject to deportation and “are difficult to monitor due to an inherent incentive to falsify information and evade law enforcement.”
These immigrants “have already shown they are unable or unwilling to conform their conduct to the laws of this country,” Smith wrote, joined by 9th Circuit Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas, an appointee of former President Clinton, and Sharon L. Gleason, a district judge from Alaska appointed by former President Obama.
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Oy vey! Someone is actually defending the 2nd Amendment rights of illegal aliens? Even the 9th Circus had to quash that.
Illegal aliens shouldn’t have a right to own anything other than the clothes on their backs.
Amazing, I was beginning to think illegal aliens had more rights than citizens.
A real “common-sense” gun law.
The only right the illegal alien should have is the right to be deported.
Bingo!!!
They don’t need to own them. Kate Steinle.
hmmmm....wouldn’t this set a precedent for the other Amendments, ie Rights...illegals supposedly have according to some?
I’m sure that’ll stop them, because illegals would NEVER do anything illegal, right ?
IIRC - the Muslim who was at the Boston Marathon and was arrested running away from the bombing- I think he owned a gold pistol of some sort, maybe a revolver. He was the one who had overstayed his visa, was living on the water front, and Mooshelle visited him in his hospital room. (Apparently she didn’t visit any of the bombing victims - only the muzzie they had arrested)
*Possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.
...The government’s interests in controlling crime and ensuring public safety are promoted by keeping firearms out of the hands of unlawful aliens...
From the 9thCircuit!
The same rationale for having a wall.
PING
Logically yes. Though we know courts make things up as they go along.
Americans cant have guns in mexico. Or even own private property real estate as individuals.
GOOD decision.
Yours, TMN78247
And that’s Americans who are legally in Mexico.
That could open the door to smart prosecutors in the future contending that illegals do not have inherent constitutional rights.
This ruling will likely head to the SC.
So what?
We have laws to keep citizens from illegally owning guns.
A criminal invader should not be exempt from obeying the laws of this country.
If that’s the case, I’m going to renounce my citizenship and learn Spanish.
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