A high school senior in San Antonio, Texas, was caught possessing a gun, and he was prosecuted under this federal law passed by Congress. His defense in court was that the law is unconstitutional because it goes beyond the "enumerated" powers of Congress. Nothing in the Constitution gives Congress the power to enact gun control, and Congress based its law on the Commerce Clause. Congress said that gun violence affects interstate commerce, and thus Congress could pass a law to reduce gun violence. Under the view of Congress, its law prohibiting gun possession within 50 feet of a school was constitutional and enforceable. | A high school senior in San Antonio, Texas, was caught possessing a gun, and he was prosecuted under this federal law passed by Congress. His defense in court was that the law is unconstitutional because it goes beyond the "enumerated" powers of Congress. Nothing in the Constitution gives Congress the power to enact gun control, and Congress based its law on the Commerce Clause. Congress said that gun violence affects interstate commerce, and thus Congress could pass a law to reduce gun violence. Under the view of Congress, its law prohibiting gun possession within 50 feet of a school was constitutional and enforceable. |