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SUPREME COURT WATCH : COURT TO DECIDE UNUSUAL CASE RELATED TO FEDERAL FIREARMS DISABILITY AND DISPOSSESSION
The U.S. Supreme Court is once again considering a case which could significantly impact those who own firearms, both LEO and the non-sworn. (I previously wrote on the Abramski case, involving the ATF Form 4473 actual buyer rule, HERE and HERE). The recently submitted case, Henderson v. United States, arose in an interesting setting (equitable action for return of property under federal procedural rule), and has an unusual pedigree (the Court of Appeals decision is not officially published, and thus it is not precedential). Some have suggested Henderson reflects an irreconcilable conflict between federal statutes and a judicial rule. Others perceive it to be a forfeiture or 2nd Amendment case. I think it will not be decided as any of those. For a synopsis of the facts, and the legal issue(s) remaining after...