Missouri Supreme Court Takes Second Amendment Case

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The question of whether felons should be allowed to own firearms is being addressed in a case on the Missouri Supreme Court docket.

It plans to take up the case Monday.

Cases involving not just constitutional rights, but the right to bear arms, always carry a lot of weight.

This particular case also involves rights or the limited rights of convicted felons.

Starting Monday the Missouri Supreme Court will begin hearing the case State of Missouri v. Marcus Merritt, out of St. Louis.

Merritt was convicted in 1986 of illegal distribution of PCP.

January last year the state charged Merritt with three counts of illegal possession of a firearm.

Merritt wants those charges dismissed.

He believes the statute that states it is illegal for felons to have firearms violates his inalienable constitutional right to bear arms.

That case will be heard by the Missouri Supreme Court next week.

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Missouri Supreme Court Takes Second Amendment Case

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