Guilty of a non-violent misdemeanor that’s liable for a substantial prison sentence?
No Second Amendment for you, bad guy. Give us your guns, the U.S. government has said.
Not anymore, according to an 11-4 decision by the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia.
That’s because a Pennsylvania man stood up for his Second Amendment rights.
It all started with a 1995 decision by Bryan Range of Lancaster County to sign his wife’s application for food stamps.
Struggling to raise three children on Range’s $300 weekly pay, the food stamp application, which Range said he did not recall signing, listed the family’s income as lower than what it was.
Snagged for the fraudulent application, Range accepted responsibility, pleaded guilty to making a false statement and got three years probation plus penalties of almost $2,800 in restitution, court costs, and a fine.