Florida AG Argues Nonviolent Felons Shouldn’t Lose Their Gun Rights

Florida James Uthmeier

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, with support from the National Rifle Association, is arguing that nonviolent felons should not lose their Second Amendment rights.

“My duty is to protect and defend the rights of the people as enshrined in our Constitution because those rights are nonnegotiable. As Attorney General, my commitment is to the people, no matter the cost,” Uthmeier said in a post on X.  . . .

During a traffic stop in 2022, [Christopher] Morgan told officers he had a gun in his car’s center console. He was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon. Morgan challenged the law as unconstitutional. After a trial court upheld his conviction, he appealed.

The state initially defended the conviction but changed course on Feb. 13, 2026. On March 18, Uthmeier filed a supplemental brief explaining the shift.

The brief leans on the Supreme Court’s text-and-history test, arguing that prohibiting gun ownership for nonviolent felons isn’t justified. It says Morgan, despite his felony, remains part of “the people” protected by the Second Amendment.

It also points to historical examples, noting that English, Founding-era, and Reconstruction-era laws only disarmed people who were demonstrably dangerous or posed a public safety risk. Uthmeier’s brief argues that a felony conviction alone shouldn’t automatically strip someone of their gun rights.

— Anita Padilla in Florida AG, NRA argue nonviolent felons should keep Second Amendment rights

 

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4 thoughts on “Florida AG Argues Nonviolent Felons Shouldn’t Lose Their Gun Rights”

  1. .40 cal Booger

    Anti Federalist No 2: They Tried to WARN Us About Big Government.

    ht* tps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NrjvB8n5j0

  2. .40 cal Booger

    Dozens Of Injuries Reported At ‘No Kings’ Rally After Multi-Scooter Pileup.

    ht* tps://babylonbee.com/news/dozens-of-injuries-reported-at-no-kings-rally-after-multi-walker-pileup

    🤣

    [note: This is what it was mostly composed of overall, the geriatric crowd in their twilight years trying to remain ‘hippy relevant’. It did not have the turnout this year like it did last year. And in some places the ‘Proud Boys’ and some J6’ers were in place observing and when members of the the geriatric crowd protestors fell out or needed ‘help, I’ve fallen and can’t get up’ assistance they rushed in to assist them and get them any medical help needed while the left wing loons ignored them.]

    1. .40 cal Booger

      ‘No Kings’ failed again, miserably. But ya know what did succeed and is still succeeding, the successful ‘No Queens’ protest against the blue Kamala Harris and Tim Waltz on November 5th, in 2024 and the ‘crowd’ looked like this:

      ht* tps://x.com/TheDiamondMike/status/2038005100896006305

  3. .40 cal Booger

    So, That’s the Story Behind How a Secret Service Agent on Jill Biden’s Detail Shot Himself.



    New details about the agent who shot himself earlier today while accompanying Jill Biden to the Philly airport.

    The agent was apparently rushing and fumbling around after forgetting his cell phone in the SUV, sources told RealClearPolitics.

    The agent was only one week on the job with the Jill Biden detail. He was in the SUV behind the one Biden was traveling in. He left to accompany Jill Biden through the airport, but soon realized he forgot his cell phone.

    The agent rushed back to get it, and his pistol fell out of the holster and was lying on the seat. He grabbed his pistol quickly and negligently fired it as he was trying to put it back in the holster. The agent shot his butt cheek. He went to the hospital where he is recovering and is expected to be released later today.
    …”

    ht* tps://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/03/29/so-thats-the-story-behind-how-a-secret-service-agent-on-jill-bidens-detail-shot-himself-n2673600

    [note: Sure is lucky he didn’t need to answer his cell phone with the gun in his hand.]

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