Court Upholds Firearm Ban For Fugitives

Judge James Bredar of the U.S. District Court for Maryland, in U.S. v. LaSota decided today, denied a facial and as-applied Second Amendment challenge to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(2), which prohibits fugitives from possessing firearms. The court held the statute survives Bruen step two, finding historical analogues for status-based disarmament and rejecting individualized dangerousness requirements.