Appeals Court Rules Illegal Migrants Cannot Claim Second Amendment Rights

The Fifth Circuit affirms that federal law barring undocumented immigrants from gun ownership is constitutional.

The ruling upholds a federal prohibition against illegal immigrants possessing firearms.
A three-judge panel cited that the Constitution's protections do not extend to those unlawfully in the U.S.
The decision follows an appeal by Jose Paz Medina-Cantu, convicted of illegal gun possession.
Medina-Cantu's argument was based on a recent Supreme Court ruling expanding gun rights.
The court maintained that historical precedent does not support extending Second Amendment rights to illegal migrants.