Event Brief
Gun rights groups ask Supreme Court to revisit felon ban
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Filed: Oct 01, 2026 at 4:20 PM ET
Summary: The Second Amendment Foundation and the NRA filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review Johnson v. United States, challenging a federal law that permanently bars firearm ownership for people convicted of felonies, including nonviolent offenses. The filing targets a Tenth Circuit ruling upholding the lifetime ban for Joseph Frederick Johnson, arguing recent Supreme Court decisions require a historical-tradition test.
WHO: Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and the National Rifle Association (NRA); Joseph Frederick Johnson
WHAT: Filed a friend-of-the-court brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a challenge to the federal lifetime firearm ban for felony convictions, including nonviolent crimes.
WHEN: Oct 01, 2026 at 3:35 PM ET
WHERE: Tampa, FL
WHY: The groups argue the lifetime felon firearm ban violates the Second Amendment as applied to nonviolent offenders under newer Supreme Court rulings requiring laws to align with historical gun regulations.
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