Supreme Court Upholds Gun Ban for Domestic Abusers

The Supreme Court upheld a federal law prohibiting individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms, rejecting a Second Amendment challenge. The case, United States v. Rahimi, involved a Texas man whose restraining order suspended his handgun license. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote for the majority, stating that Second Amendment rights have limits, especially when an individual poses a credible threat to an intimate partner. Only Justice Clarence Thomas dissented.