United States v. Meza-Rodriguez, No. 14-3271 (7th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseWhen Meza-Rodriguez, a citizen of Mexico, was arrested in August 2013, he was carrying a .22 caliber cartridge and did not have documentation showing that he is lawfully in the United States, which made his possession of the cartridge a crime under 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(5). Meza-Rodriguez moved to dismiss the indictment arguing that section 922(g)(5) impermissibly infringed on his rights under the Second Amendment. The district court denied his motion on the broad ground that the Second Amendment does not protect unauthorized aliens. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, holding that the lower court’s rationale swept too far, but that the Second Amendment does not preclude certain restrictions on the right to bear arms, including the one imposed by section 922(g)(5).
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