Case Explained: United States v. Ellett

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Filed: 2026-07-28 Docket: 4:24-CR-00193-SEH-1) The tenth circuit affirmed the district court’s judgment against Jason Eugene Ellett, who was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The court held that Ellett’s Second Amendment challenge to the statute is foreclosed by binding circuit precedent. Specifically, the court relied on *United States v. McCane*, which established that § 922(g)(1) does not violate the Second Amendment, and subsequent decisions such as *Vincent v. Bondi* and *United States v. Warner*, which confirmed that this holding remains valid under the Supreme Court’s rulings in *New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen* and *United States v. Rahimi*. The court further noted that the statute’s constitutionality applies regardless of whether the predicate felony is violent or nonviolent. Consequently, the district court’s denial of Ellett’s motion to dismiss and his subsequent sentence were upheld. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.