Man Accused of Having Gun While in US Illegally Must Face Charge

The prosecution of a man accused of possessing a weapon while in the US illegally was revived Wednesday when a federal appellate panel found the indictment against him didn’t violate his Second Amendment rights.

An opinion by US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge Michael Brennan reversed a district court’s decision to toss the indictment against Heriberto Carbajal-Flores and remanded the case for further proceedings.

Carbajal-Flores, who was born in Mexico and brought to the US as a child, was charged with possessing a firearm as an illegal alien after he fired what he said were warning ...