Gun Ban Constitutional When Applied to Dangerous Repeat Offender

A federal law barring felons from owning guns is constitutional as applied to a Michigan man because his criminal history is sufficient to show he poses a credible threat to others if armed, the Sixth Circuit said Thursday.

Marlon White’s criminal history, “along with the facts underlying his prior convictions,” demonstrate that he’s dangerous and can be prohibited from owning firearms, Senior Judge David W. McKeague of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit wrote in an unpublished opinion.

The decision comes as federal appeals courts across the country are flooded with Second Amendment-based challenges to federal ...