United States v. Kontsagh
United States v. Kontsagh
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Zoltán Kontsagh appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to dismiss the charge against him under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which makes it unlawful for a
Kontsagh, a convicted felon, was in possession of a gun that he concedes was assembled in Belgium and traveled through Missouri before arriving in Hawaii. The government does not dispute that Kontsagh himself never carried the firearm across state lines.
Established precedent forecloses Kontsagh’s as-applied constitutional claim because it is clear that his firearm, at some earlier time, traveled through interstate commerce. See United States v. Rousseau, 257 F.3d 925, 932-33 (9th Cir.), cert. denied. 534 U.S. 1013, 122 S.Ct. 503, 151 L.Ed.2d 413 (2001). In the absence of intervening, conflicting Supreme Court authority, we are bound by precedent. See United States v. Gay, 967 F.2d 322, 327 (9th Cir. 1992).
The district court’s denial is AFFIRMED.
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