Jessie Bullock v. United States

Section 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) imposes a permanent, lifetime prohibition on possession of a firearm by a person previously convicted of any crime punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year. Petitioner Jessie Bullock had a prior felony conviction from 1992 for which he served at least 15 years in prison. He was charged with violating § 922(g)(1) after he possessed a firearm in his home for protection. The question presented is whether the statute comports with the Second Amendment, either facially, or as applied to individuals with decades old prior convictions who have not been shown to be currently dangerous and seek to possess a firearm in the home for self-defense.