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Former SG Ted Olson suggests Heller could impact broad prohibitions on felon gun rights

By Douglas A. Berman

As regular readers know, I have long been suggesting that a broad ruling in the Heller Second Amendment case could and should impact the broad federal prohibition on felons possessing guns (see old posts here and here and here and here).  I am now very pleased to learn, based on this new article in the New York Sun, that former Solicitor General Ted Olson seems to agree with my legal analysis. The NY Sun article, headlined "Supreme Court Decision May Permit Felons To Own Guns," is the first major artilce I have seen covering this important angle on post-Heller legal realities.  Here are excerpts from an effective article:[L]ittle attention has been paid to the effect that the court's decision could have on regulations defining which groups of people can be excluded from gun ownership...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on June 28, 2008 (boomark / email).