Bruen, in which the Court announced a new historical tradition standard to assess laws and regulations challenged under the Second Amendment. , THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS (Comm.A Ninth Circuit panel Thursday ruled that a blanket prohibition on convicted felons possessing firearms violates their Second Amendment rights. In the late 1930s, Congress made it unlawful for individuals convicted of certain violent felonies to possess a firearm. This was the first time Congress. At 21 months in, here's a picture of where the courts of appeals stand on Second Amendment claims. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed. Each year, more than 8000 people are convicted for unlawful possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). It's hard to reconcile Vice President Kamala Harris's friendly overtures to gun owners with the footage that recently emerged of a 2007 press conference. Lawmakers push bills to establish fetal personhood.