r/gunpolitics • u/FireFight1234567 • 25d ago

US v. Reuben King (18 USC § 922(a)(1)(A)): Oral Argument Tentatively Calendared for Thursday, 01/30/2025. Court Cases

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68238341/united-states-v-reuben-king/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc#entry-38
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u/Icy_Custard_8410 24d ago

Just for info

This is the Amish one where he was selling guns without a ffl.

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u/man_o_brass 24d ago

Thank you! The tendency of some people to just regurgitate links into this sub with zero effort and zero context gets very annoying.

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u/AlphaTangoFoxtrt Totally not ATF 24d ago edited 24d ago

I don't see the current SCOTUS striking down the FFL requirement, so the third circuit likely won't either. That would be a big swing from a circuit. They may clarify what constitutes commercial versus personal sales.

Another argument RK has is opposing being photographed due to religious reasons but he never sought an exemption from that requirement. That makes that claim difficult, because the challenge he makes is not to the photography requirement, but that the photography requirement makes the FFL requirement facially unconstitutional, that's a hug stretch and the courts are not going to go for it.

I think an argument he could have is that the federal government can regulate interstate commerce, but if he only buys and sells guns within his state, then it is not interstate commerce and he should not be subject to the FFL system. Though he would have to buy his guns from resident persons or businesses in his state and sell them only to resident businesses or persons in his state.

It's an interesting case, but I don't see it going his way.