The court of appeals argued “history and tradition relevant to the Second Amendment support Congress’s power to disarm those that it deems dangerous."
Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Melissa Logan Bellows acknowledged the inconsistency in the orders, saying it was "intentional."
The question facing the high court deals directly with Rondo’s situation: Does a person’s 2nd Amendment rights outweigh a federal law disqualifying the person from carrying a gun because of a domestic violence protective order against them?
Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Melissa Logan Bellows ruled Wednesday that it is unconstitutional for prosecutors to prosecute Jecory Lamont Frazier under a state law prohibiting felons from owning a gun because it doesn’t outweigh the 2nd Amendment right that belongs to “all Americans.”
Former University of Kentucky basketball and NBA star Rajon Rondo should not be allowed to carry a firearm just because of his 2nd Amendment rights, prosecutors argued in a motion on Tuesday.
Attorney Patrick Renn, who is representing Rondo, filed a motion arguing a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm is “unconstitutional” and that the 2nd Amendment “protects Rondo’s right to bear arms.”
Gun laws have been proposed previously in Kentucky and talk re-surfaced in April after a man walked into Old National Bank in downtown Louisville shot and killed five people and hurt eight others.
On Thursday, Carmon Tussey pleaded guilty in Jefferson Circuit Court to three counts of wanton endangerment and was sentenced to two years in prison. With time already served, Tussey will face no more time and is a free man.
About 200 people -- many of them carrying guns -- showed up for a rally for gun rights at the Kentucky Capitol in Frankfort on Friday.
Gun rights advocates say they're not happy with a current resolution draft.