Michigan Firearms Ban for Felons Backed by State Appeals Court

The Michigan Court of Appeals rejected a challenge to a state law banning felons from possessing guns for a period, saying that a recent US Supreme Court decision on firearms regulations only bolsters the law.

While appellant Anthony McClain argued that previous appeals court rulings must be reconsidered due to New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n Inc. v Bruen—in which the US justices said citizens have a right to carry a handgun outside the home for self-defense—the panel said Friday that the 2022 ruling only reaffirmed the US Supreme Court’s 2008 decision in District of Columbia v. Heller ...