Title: Hunter Biden Challenges Gun Indictment, Citing Second Amendment Rights
Hunter Biden has asked a judge to dismiss his felony gun indictment, arguing that it violates his Second Amendment rights and breaches a previous pledge not to charge him with gun crimes. The indictment, filed earlier this year by special counsel David Weiss, accuses Biden of lying on a federal form when he purchased a revolver in 2018, despite being addicted to crack cocaine at the time.
Biden is also facing federal tax charges in California, as a plea deal collapsed over the summer. His lawyers have argued that a now-defunct agreement with prosecutors should block Weiss from filing gun charges, but it will be up to the US District Judge Maryellen Noreika to decide on its legality. They also believe the deal should have granted immunity against the tax charges in California.
In addition to these challenges, Biden’s legal team argues that the appointment of the special counsel has fatal legal problems, and that the gun possession charge itself is in question after a federal appeals court ruling. This ruling, based on a Supreme Court case, expands the reach of the Second Amendment and questions the law that prohibits firearm ownership for past drug users. Biden’s lawyers argue that the Supreme Court will likely invalidate the law, making the false-statement charges against Biden improper.
With these multiple fronts challenging the indictment, the case against Hunter Biden faces a complex legal battle that will test the boundaries of gun and drug laws, as well as the legal implications of plea deals and special counsel appointments.