How have courts exercised jurisdiction under section 922(g)(1) of the Federal Criminal Code?

1. We review the district court's exercise of jurisdiction de novo. United States v. Gallaher, 275 F.3d 784, 788 (9th Cir. 2001). We hold that the district court had subject matter jurisdiction here. Section 922(g)(1) is a law of general applicability that makes certain actions criminal regardless of where the act is committed and regardless of who committed the act. See United States v. Young, 936 F.2d 1050, 1055 (9th Cir. 1991), overruled in part on other grounds by United States v. Vela, 624 F.3d 1148 (9th Cir. 2010). Federal jurisdiction under the statute is predicated on the interstate transportation or shipment of a firearm.^[2]