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The Washington Post reports:
The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared inclined to uphold a federal statute that forbids people who are the subject of domestic-violence restraining orders from possessing firearms.
Justices on both sides of the court’s ideological divide seemed to think the Second Amendment does not keep legislatures from restricting firearm possession after some sort of court finding that a person is dangerous. During oral arguments Tuesday morning, some of the justices suggested they did not have to go much further than that to decide the case at hand.
The justices were taking their first extensive look at the fallout from their 2022 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which requires the government to point to historical analogues when defending laws that limit Second Amendment rights.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared inclined to uphold a federal statute that forbids people who are the subject of domestic-violence restraining orders from possessing firearms. https://t.co/UmPZrCs3tE
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 7, 2023
“NO MORE! NO MORE! NO MORE!”
Domestic abusers should NOT have access to guns.
That’s why hundreds of gun safety advocates are rallying outside the Supreme Court to call on SCOTUS to #ProtectSurvivors and disarm domestic violence in US v. Rahimi 📣 pic.twitter.com/PGXuE9paMb
— GIFFORDS (@GIFFORDS_org) November 7, 2023
Today we are rallying outside of the #SupremeCourt to #supportsurvivors of domestic violence. #SCOTUS has the opportunity to uphold laws that #disarmDV in US v. Rahimi. https://t.co/N6zZC4rExG pic.twitter.com/zKaTyWaBRB
— Brady | United Against Gun Violence (@bradybuzz) November 7, 2023
LIVE: We’re rallying outside the Supreme Court as #SCOTUS considers whether abusers under domestic violence restraining orders have the constitutional right to possess guns.
The court must #ProtectSurvivors and disarm domestic violence! Watch here: https://t.co/uzzpEPOD53 pic.twitter.com/Y2YX7cmO7d
— Moms Demand Action (@MomsDemand) November 7, 2023