Supreme Court to weigh right of accused domestic abusers to own guns

[RandySF]

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to weigh whether people accused of domestic violence have a right to own firearms in a case that will test the scope of recently expanded gun rights.

The justices agreed to hear a Biden administration appeal in defense of a federal law that prohibits people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing guns.

In doing so, the justices will examine how broadly they will interpret the landmark ruling a year ago, powered by the court's conservative majority, that for the first time recognized that the Constitution's Second Amendment includes a right to bear arms outside the home.

The case will be argued in the court's next term, which begins in October and ends in June next year.

The case concerns Zackey Rahimi, a drug dealer in Texas whose partner obtained a restraining order in February 2020.



https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-guns-domestic-abuser-rcna90220

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. 6-3 - Screw you, DV victims!

[republianmushroom]

5. believe you are going to be correct.

[sakabatou]

2. Oh god...

[maxsolomon]

3. I fully expect guns to win.

the 2nd Amendment trumps all.

[FSogol]

4. Harlan Crow, Paul Singer, and Leonard Leo to weigh right of accused domestic abusers to own guns

(fixed the headline for you)

Gosh! I wonder how they'll vote?

[sarisataka]

6. This is better than if they turned it down

As the Fifth Circuit has already declared unconstitutional limit on DV abusers. The court was going to rule to uphold the law until SCOTUS upended everything last year.

Since the Circuit Court ruling was changed to be in line with what SCOTUS had ruled it may sign they want to clarify and hopefully limit the consequences of their previous ruling.

[world wide wally]

7. So predictable