The Firearms Research Center recently hosted a Virtual Seminar featuring Professor F. Lee Francis to discuss the constitutional challenges surrounding 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) and the federal prohibition on firearm possession by unlawful users of controlled substances.
In the seminar, Professor Francis explores the distinction between status-based and conduct-based prohibitions, proposing a “dangerousness” framework for Second Amendment dispossession. The presentation covers the potential ripple effects of recent litigation on other § 922(g) provisions, the intersection of Eighth Amendment “status offense” jurisprudence, and how the Supreme Court’s evolving rationale may impact individuals with mental health conditions or past non-violent convictions.
The full seminar is now available in the Video Library, along with all prior Virtual Seminars.
Full seminar slides HERE.