Ruling: Kansas gun law no defense to federal firearm charges
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October 17, 2018
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — An appeals court on Tuesday upheld the firearms convictions against two Kansas men who mistakenly believed that a Kansas law can shield from federal prosecution anyone owning firearms made, sold and kept in the state.
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Shane Cox and Jeremy Kettler's challenges to their federal convictions under the National Firearms Act.
The three-judge panel did not address the constitutionality of the state's Second Amendment Protection Act, which Kansas defended when intervening in the criminal case. The state gun law says firearms, accesso...
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