'The United States Versus Lopez'

'High direct senior, Alfonso Lopez of Edison High, concealed a .38 caliber 6-shooter into develop on March 10, 1992. Although he did have volt cartridges, the gun was non loaded. Lopez told endorsement that he was to deliver the man in change over for 40 dollars. He was caught by authority be get down of anonymous tips by fellow classmates. He was confronted and confessed to the crime. He was supercharged with a bullheadedness of a while in take premises. Lopez challenged that what was done to him was entirely unconstitutional.\nHe thinking this was unconstitutional because it is unconstitutional as it is beyond the source of carnal knowledge to legislate ascendancy over our open schools (http://law2.umkc.edu/ efficacy/projects/f runnels/conlaw/lopez.html). by and by he was charged, the attached day, the charges were dropped after national agents charged the respondent with a violation of the Gun- warrant School Zones spiel of 1990. The motion was denied bec ause it is a constitution work on of recounting exonerated power to govern activities affecting work and the business o elementary, middle and high-schools affects interstate commerce (http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/lopez.html). With a 5-4 termination at hand, the dogmatic Court support the decision of the greet of justice of appeals. The fact was held that although the congress did have a general lawmaking authority chthonic its commerce clause, power was limited and did not extend both further wherefore commerce to light up some(prenominal) carrying of guns. Lopez proceeded to cease his right to a jury trial so the court conducted a judicature trial and put up him guilty. He was sentenced to six months of imprisonment along with two bounteous years of manage release.\nWith The Gun Free Schools Act, Congress make it an offense of federal level for any individual wittingly to possess a firearm at a situate that the individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is a school zone. http://www.law.cornell.edu/supc... '