Will a new 9th Circuit ruling liberate rapper Boosie in his federal gun case?

A federal judge said Friday that she believes she'll have to dismiss Boosie's gun charge if a new Second Amendment appellate decision survives en banc review.

The first page of the 9th Circuit’s Duarte decision and Boosie at the BET Awards in June 2023 with his lawyers, Damon Alimouri and Meghan Blanco. (screenshots via court documents and Facebook)

SAN DIEGO — A new appellate opinion that says non-violent felons can constitutionally possess firearms for self defense could force the dismissal of a gun case ag…