Supreme Court to Decide If Domestic Abusers Have Right to Own Firearms
- The Supreme Court will consider whether people subject to domestic violence restraining orders can legally possess guns.
- The case will test how broadly the Supreme Court will interpret the Second Amendment after expanding gun rights last year.
- Lower courts have struck down various gun laws following the Supreme Court's ruling, creating confusion over which laws can stand.
- The Biden administration appealed a ruling that invalidated a federal law prohibiting domestic abusers from owning firearms.
- The outcome of the case could impact federal and state laws aimed at restricting access to firearms for dangerous individuals.