Appeals Court Rejects Hunter Biden’s Last-Minute Bid to Dismiss Federal Gun Charges

A federal appellate court on Tuesday rejected Hunter Biden’s appeal to have his felony gun charges dismissed as he faces trial in Delaware next week. Mr. Biden is facing three counts of federal firearm offenses, which stem from his purchase and brief possession of a handgun in 2018 while struggling with drug addiction. He had argued that the charges should be dropped on the Second Amendment grounds, citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s newest standard for determining the constitutionality of firearm regulations. But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit rejected Mr. Biden’s bid, stating that his appeal was premature and should be addressed after the trial, which is set to begin June 3....