Woman Who Lied to Buy Guns Can’t Claim 2nd Amendment Defense

A woman who was convicted of lying on forms to obtain guns can’t claim immunity under the Second Amendment since her conduct is not protected by the US Constitution, a federal appeals panel ruled Friday.

Echo A. Scheidt’s conviction for making false statements to a firearms dealer and government agents was upheld after a panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit rejected her appeal. The three-judge panel unanimously ruled that Scheidt violated federal law when she lied to obtain five firearms in Indiana, so her claim that a requirement to provide accurate information to buy the ...