U.S. v. Carbajal-Flores

Defendant was indicted by a grand jury for possessing a firearm as an illegal alien in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5)(A). The issue on appeal was whether the federal law complied with the Second Amendment. The Seventh Circuit found that it did, explaining that the government bears the “substantial” burden of proving that a law limiting the rights set forth in the Second Amendment and that it had carried that burden. The Seventh Circuit reversed a contrary ruling by the district court that held the statute was unconstitutional. (ROVNER and ST. EVE, concurring)