- Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process, Paul K. Kerr, Analyst in Nonproliferation, December 17, 2015: “This report reviews the process and procedures that currently apply to congressional consideration of foreign arms sales proposed by the President. This includes consideration of proposals to sell major defense equipment, defense articles and services, or the re-transfer to third party states of such military items…”
- Firearms Eligibility for Foreign Nationals in the United States, CRS Legal Sidebar, December 18, 2015: “Foreign nationals who do not fall under these two restrictions—including lawful permanent residents (commonly referred to as immigrants), refugees, and other lawfully present aliens who did not enter the United States pursuant to a visa, such as many foreign travelers visiting the United States under the terms of the Visa Waiver Program—are not prohibited from acquiring a firearm solely on account of their immigration status…”
- New Circuit Split: Seventh Circuit Rules that Unlawfully Present Aliens with “Extensive Ties” to the United States Have Second Amendment Rights, CRS Legal Sidebar, December 17, 2015: “This summer, in United States v. Meza-Rodriguez, the Seventh Circuit created a circuit split by holding that the Second Amendment, which provides that “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed,” protects illegal aliens with “extensive ties” to the United States. The ramifications of the Seventh Circuit’s determination, however, remain unclear: Despite the court’s conclusion, the Seventh Circuit upheld a law prohibiting illegal aliens from possessing firearms and ammunition on the grounds that the law does not unnecessarily burden Second Amendment rights given unique issues presented by illegal aliens. Accordingly, how the Second Amendment could operate to protect the rights of illegal immigrants “to keep and bear arms” remains unclear…”
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