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SAF wins another Case, Restores Second Amendment Rights
Julio Suarez was convicted in Maryland 25 years ago of a misdemeanor for carrying a firearm without a license. Since then, he has led an exemplary life, but the conviction was enough to cost Suarez his ability to buy and keep a firearm for defense of his home and family. He's been married for 20 years, fathered three children and has a government security clearance. He is also an elder of his local church.
Middle District Court Judge William W. Caldwell said in his 26-page opinion that Suarez “is no more dangerous than a typical law-abiding citizen and poses no continuing threat to society.”
SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb said that “This case provides a building block upon which similar cases in which people are convicted of non-violent crimes might be challenged because they have lost their right to keep and bear arms as a result.”
“A person should not lose his or her constitutional rights for non-violent indiscretions that occur once in a lifetime,” added Attorney Alan Gura, who represented Suarez in this SAF-funded case.
SAF and Gura have racked up a number of impressive wins designed to restore second amendment rights that have been gradually infringed on over the last few decades. This case builds on the idea that just because a violation has a potential sentence that is more that one year, does not make it a reasonable reason to take away fundamental constitutional rights, when he was originally sentenced to only 180 days.
Because this is a district court, the verdict only applies to him. The Federal government may appeal. If they appeal, the result of that decision would be precedent setting.
©2015 by Dean Weingarten: Permission to share is granted when this notice is included.
Link to Gun Watch
Source: http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2015/02/saf-wins-another-case-restores-second.html
thanks for posting.