Difference between revisions of "18 U.S.C. § 922"
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(New page: 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is a federal law that states that no person "who has been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year" may possess...) |
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Revision as of 14:13, September 29, 2007
18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is a federal law that states that no person "who has been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year" may possess a firearm "in or affecting" interstate commerce ...."
This law is often used to obtain convictions in federal court. In United States v. Daugherty, the Fifth Circuit held that it is constitutional.