Opinion ID: 1238356
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Heading: Constitutionality of Federal Prohibition of Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Text: Finally, Defendant contends that Congress lacked the authority to prohibit his conduct because the gun that he possessed  which had traveled across state lines at some past time  did not constitute a sufficient nexus to interstate commerce. The issue is, however, not an open one; both the Supreme Court and our Court have made clear that there is a constitutionally sufficient nexus between being a felon in possession of a firearm and interstate commerce when the firearm in question has previously moved in interstate commerce. See Scarborough v. United States, 431 U.S. 563, 97 S.Ct. 1963, 52 L.Ed.2d 582 (1977); United States v. Sorrentino, 72 F.3d 294, 296 (2d Cir.1995). Accordingly, we need not discuss the claim further.