The U.S. Supreme Court on March 2 declined to take up a Utah woman’s request to review the legality of a federal law that prevents people with serious criminal convictions from owning firearms.
The justices denied the petition in Vincent v. Bondi in an unsigned order. The court did not explain its decision. No justices dissented.
The ban on felons having guns is part of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968.
The petitioner, Melynda Vincent, a single mother in Utah, was prevented from owning a gun after a felony bank fraud conviction for cashing a fraudulent check.
The U.S. Department of Justice had urged the Supreme Court to decline Vincent’s appeal….
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Ban on Felons Owning Guns
