Appeals Court Upholds Federal Ban on Illegal Aliens Having Guns

Guns are on display at a gun shop in Roseburg, Ore., on Oct. 2, 2015. Cengiz Yar Jr./AFP via Getty Images

The categorical ban that prevents illegal aliens from possessing firearms doesn’t violate the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court held.

The ruling by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit came July 29 in United States v. Perez, court file 19-620-cr.