The Supreme Court upheld a federal law Friday that bars guns for domestic abusers, rejecting an argument pressed by gun rights groups that the prohibition violated the Second Amendment.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16783334

8-1 with Thomas the dissent.

“The court and government do not point to a single historical law revoking a citizen’s Second Amendment right based on possible interpersonal violence,” Thomas wrote. “Yet, in the interest of ensuring the Government can regulate one subset of society, today’s decision puts at risk the Second Amendment rights of many more.”

  • Coffee Addict@lemmy.worldEnglish
    331·
    6 months ago

    Lol of course Thomas would be the only one to dissent. Though, I am surprised that Alito didn’t also.

    To be honest, I am kinda surprised this was upheld at all, given how conservative the supreme court is.

    Not that I’m complaining; at the very least it’s a step in the direction for gun control.

  • tenchiken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    171·
    6 months ago

    That 40% of cops will be able to keep theirs since they claim the time they spend beating their spouses as “overtime”.

    • 555@lemmy.world
      1·
      6 months ago

      Their spouses must have been holding a cell phone that looked like a gun.