Case Explained: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. RANDY PRICE

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Filed: 2026-08-05 The Fourth Circuit affirmed the criminal judgment of defendant Randy Price, who was sentenced to 97 months’ imprisonment for possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(k) and possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The court held that Price’s Second Amendment challenges to both convictions are foreclosed by binding precedent, specifically the en banc decision in *United States v. Price*, 111 F.4th 392 (4th Cir. 2024), which rejected a § 922(k) challenge following *New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen*, and subsequent panel decisions in *United States v. Canada* and *United States v. Hunt*, which confirmed the facial and as-applied constitutionality of § 922(g)(1). The court applied a de novo standard of review for preserved constitutional claims but declined to consider Price’s request for supplemental briefing regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in *Wolford v. Lopez*, noting that prior Fourth Circuit precedent remains binding absent contrary law from an en banc or Supreme Court ruling. Consequently, the judgment is affirmed without oral argument. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.