Court: illegal immigrants have no right to guns

DENVER (Reuters) - Illegal immigrants can be prohibited from
possessing firearms under laws passed by Congress that bar certain
groups from gun ownership, a federal appeals court has ruled.

A three-judge panel in Denver agreed with a prison sentence imposed by
a Wyoming federal judge on a Mexican national who pleaded guilty to
illegal weapons possession.

In the opinion made public on Monday, the judges said even
non-citizens in the United States on visas for legitimate reasons face
restrictions on firearms possession.

"Even those admitted on non-immigrant visas ... are prohibited from
having firearms and ammunition unless they secure a special waiver or
happen to be hunters or diplomatic or law-enforcement officials here
on business," the judges wrote.

The case stemmed from the conviction of Emmanuel Huitron-Guizar, who
was sentenced to 18 months in prison under a federal law that bars gun
ownership by illegal aliens.
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