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Supreme Court says domestic abusers can be temporarily disarmed

Saturday, June 22

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a longstanding federal ban on firearms for people under domestic violence restraining orders.The 8-1 opinion was authored by Chief Justice John Roberts. Justice Clarence Thomas was the lone dissenter."When a restraining order contains a finding...

Gun control groups hail Supreme Court decision upholding gun ban for domestic abusers

Saturday, June 22

(WASHINGTON) -- Gun control advocates and domestic abuse victims' rights groups on Friday praised a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding a federal ban on people under domestic violence restraining orders from owning guns.The 8-1 decision in U.S. v. Rahimi, which ruled that federal and...