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· 3/29/2002

Louis A. Pontarelli v. United States Department Of The Treasury

Citations

  • 285 F.3d 216
  • 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 5309

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that, in regard to restoration of gun right to felons, federal courts lack resources to conduct detailed investigations of applicants' background and their recent conduct.
  • holding that, in regard to restoration of gun right to felons, federal courts lack resources to conduct detailed investigations of applicants’ background and their recent conduct.
  • holding the ATF’s failure to process § 925(c) is not ¿ denial to allow judicial review and Congress’s appropriations ban does not “create new jurisdiction for district courts to evaluate felons’ § 925(c) applications absent a 'denial.' ’’
  • “Unlike ATF, courts possess neither the re- sources to conduct the requisite investigations nor the exper- tise to predict accurately which felons may carry guns with- out threatening the public’s safety.”
  • “Unlike ATF, courts possess neither the re- sources to conduct the requisite investigations nor the exper- tise to predict accurately which felons may carry guns with- out threatening the public’s safety.”

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