Supreme Court 8-1: Citizens Lose All Gun Rights for 2 Years When Accused of Domestic Violence
On Friday, the Supreme Court rejected the constitutional challenge to a federal law banning gun possession by a citizen who has a domestic violence restraining order. The vote on case United States vs. Rahimi was 8-1, only Justice Clarence Thomas dissented. The decision was written by Chief Justice John Roberts.
You can read the decision here.
The problem with this case and decision, says firearms civil rights activists, is that these restraining orders are subject to abuse and a major prejudice by judges to issue them with very low evidentiary standards.
Joe Biden
The mainstream media and the gun-grabbing groups were busy celebrating another court decision in favor of restricting gun rights.
