No. 24-6103

Christopher Gonzales v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-12-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: commerce-clause congressional-power criminal-law felony-prohibition firearms-possession second-amendment
Latest Conference: 2025-01-10
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)'s lifetime ban on the possession of firearms by all felons violate the Second Amendment on its face and as applied to Gonzales, who has a prior drug possession felony conviction?

2. Can Congress criminalize intrastate possession of a firearm solely because it crossed state lines at some point before it came into a person's possession?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)'s lifetime ban on firearm possession by felons violate the Second Amendment and can Congress criminalize intrastate firearm possession based on prior interstate travel?

Docket Entries

2025-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2024-12-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
2024-12-13
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2024-12-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-12-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 9, 2025)

Attorneys

Christopher Gonzales
Kristin Michelle KimmelmanFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent