United States v. Vongxay

594 F.3d 1111·2010

What the Court Decided

The Ninth Circuit held that the prohibition on firearm possession by convicted felons is constitutional under the Second Amendment based on historical tradition and Heller's recognition of such laws as presumptively valid.

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Cited In

United States v. Hemani

2025 Term · 24-1234

This Ninth Circuit case upholding the felon-in-possession ban is frequently cited in debates over categorical § 922(g) prohibitions, as lower courts have used its reasoning to extend similar logic to drug users, though its pre-Bruen methodology is now contested.