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93 B.U. L. Rev. 163 (2013)
Taking Aim at Felony Possession

handle is hein.journals/bulr93 and id is 169 raw text is: NOTES TAKING AIM AT FELONY POSSESSION Alexander C. Barrett* INTRODUCTION ............................................. .....1 64 I. RECOGNITION OF AN INDIVIDUAL RIGHT AND ITS LIMITATIONS......... 169 A. Heller: A Mixture of Clarification and Uncertainty.................... 169 1. The Right Recognized ................... ....... 169 2. The Limitations Endorsed ................. ...... 170 3. The Confusing Standard of Scrutiny (or Lack Thereof)........................... ........ 173 B. McDonald: Extension and Affirmation......... .................. 174 1. Application to the States.................... .......... 174 2. Reaffirmation of the Heller Limitations ........ ...... 175 II. COURTS OF APPEALS' TREATMENT OF FIREARM REGULATIONS......... 176 A. The Lower Courts Grasp for an Appropriate Standard of Scrutiny .............................................. 177 B. Preserving the Possibility ofAs-Applied Challenges.................. 181 C. Premature Foreclosure ofAs-Applied Challenges...................... 183 III. WHY REASONED CONSIDERATION OF CHALLENGES TO SECTION 922(G)(1) IS NEEDED IN THE LOWER COURTS .................... 185 A. Impediment to the Future Development ofSecond Amendment Jurisprudence ....................... ..... 185 B. Conceivably Any Conviction Can Result in Forfeiture of Second Amendment Rights............... ..... ........ 186 C. Second Amendment Questions Are Likely To Percolate in the Lower Courts for Some Time............ ............. 190 IV. THERE REMAINS ROOM TO CONSIDER AS-APPLIED CHALLENGES BROUGHT BY NONVIOLENT FELONS.......................... 192 A. The Impact ofHeller ........................ ............ 192 B. The Importance of History.......... ........ .......... 194 C. The Strength ofMeans-Ends Justifications ......... .......... 196 CONCLUSION................................................ ..... 198 * J.D. Candidate, Boston University School of Law, 2013; B.A. History, University of Missouri - Kansas City. Many thanks to Katherine Mojena for her excellent editing and advice; to Doug Bonney for sparking my interest in this topic; and to my parents, Robert and Lee Ann Barrett, for their unflagging support of all my endeavors. 163