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A little commentary on the Third Circuit’s big Second Amendment ruling in Range

Last week, as noted here, the fully Third Circuit again found the federal felon-in-possesion criminal ban to be unconstitutional as applied to Byran Range.  This outcome, as well as the 13-2 vote (with judges appointed by six different presidents supporting the outcome), seems like a pretty big deal for the future of Second Amendment jurisprudence.  But so far I have seen only a little discussion of the big ruling, no doubt in part due to its timing.  Here are a round up of the commentary I have seen:

From GunMag, “The Most Critical 2024 Second Amendment Case

From Lisa Foundation, “A Good Day at the Range” 

From The Reload, “How Rahimi Made Two Judges Switch Sides on Non-Violent Felon Gun Rights

From the Wall Street Journal, “The Second Amendment, Reawakened: An appeals court says a nonviolent misdemeanor doesn’t end gun rights.

From Washington Gun Law, “One of the Best Second Amendment Rulings in a Long Time