A case coming before the Supreme Court could give Justice Amy Coney Barrett a chance to make her mark in a Second Amendment rights case that included her conservative gun rights stance, The New York Times reported.
Barrett is poised to supply the fifth vote in a lawsuit brought by a tax evasion felon who wants to buy a gun but is prohibited under federal law.
Lisa Folajtar argued her Second Amendment rights were being violated; a three-judge appeals court panel in Philadelphia ruled against her, however, saying a serious crime has consequences — including losing the right to vote, serve on a jury, or have a gun, the Times reported.
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I’m very pro gun control but if people can legally have have guns anyway, tax evasion does not seem like a reason to lose that right.
What other loss of rights does tax evasion carry?