Ninth Circuit· 11/18/2013

United States v. Daniel Chovan

Citations

735 F.3d 1127
2013 WL 6050914
2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 23199

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holding that a law did not implicate the core of the Second Amendment because it prevented only those convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor from possessing an arm
holding that a law did not implicate the core of the Second Amendment because it prevented only those convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor from possessing an arm
stating that a core right under the Second Amendment is “the right of law-abiding, responsible citizens to use arms in defense of hearth and home”
applying intermediate scrutiny where the law did not implicate the core Second Amendment right, but did substantially burden it
upholding ban on domestic violence misdemeanants owning firearms despite not committing domestic violence for 15 years
noting that a law that prohibited domestic violence misdemeanants from owning firearms, but exempted those with expunged, pardoned, or set-aside convictions, had a lessened burden on the right to bear arms than a law that did not have any exemptions limiting applicability

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Judges: Pregerson, Hawkins, Bea

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