Can Martha Stewart own a gun?

In 2004, domestic diva Martha Stewart was convicted of ob- struction of justice, making false statements, and ... year in prison, federal law bans her from having any gun.1 Her ban is for life, unless the Attorney General ..... read more

Wikipedia says Martha Stewart has three residences: two in New York and one in Maine. In New York, Stewart is permanently ineligible to possess a handgun, because she can no longer obtain a license for one as a felon. She could possess a rifle or shotgun if she first obtains a certificate of good conduct from the Department of Corrections. read more

Rather, actual "longstanding" precedent in America and pre-Founding England suggests that a firearms disability can be consistent with the Second Amendment to the extent that--somewhat like the holding in Emerson, yet unlike with the hapless Martha Stewart--its basis credibly indicates a present danger that one will misuse arms against others and the disability redresses that danger. read more