Hunter Biden Charges Wade Into Supreme Court Fray Over Guns

Sept. 16, 2023, 2:00 PM UTC

Hunter Biden’s defense against the latest federal charges puts the president’s son at the center of a roiling debate over who is allowed to have a gun after the US Supreme Court upended the Second Amendment legal landscape a year ago.

A federal grand jury indicted Hunter Biden Thursday on charges that he lied about his drug use in order to get a firearm and that he unlawfully possessed the gun while addicted to drugs. His lawyers immediately signaled they might bring a constitutional challenge to the indictment, noting recent court rulings they say support their view that a ...

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