No. 25-6530

Terry Lee Gammage v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-09
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: as-applied-challenge constitutional-law criminal-defendant gun-rights second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

(1) Whether after New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022) and United States v. Rahimi, 602 U.S. 680 (2024), a criminal defendant may raise an as-applied Second Amendment challenge to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).

(2) If so, whether under the Bruen/Rahimi methodology, the Second Amendment is unconstitutional as applied to a defendant like Petitioner with only non-violent priors.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether after New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen and United States v. Rahimi, a criminal defendant may raise an as-applied Second Amendment challenge to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)

Docket Entries

2026-02-23
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-16
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-11-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 9, 2026)

Attorneys

Terry Gammage
Peter Vincent BirchFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent