Posted on Nov 10, 2023
Supreme Court appears poised to uphold gun ban for domestic abusers
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Prudent given the already demonstrated propensity for lack of impulse control leading to violence
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Important since guns potentially make a domestic violence situation worse…
https://www.ama-assn.org/about/leadership/firearms-compound-tragedy-and-trauma-domestic-violence
https://www.ama-assn.org/about/leadership/firearms-compound-tragedy-and-trauma-domestic-violence
Firearms compound the tragedy and trauma of domestic violence
The federal law banning firearm possession by domestic abusers is a lifesaving measure that should be upheld by our nation’s highest court.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"A majority of Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared inclined to uphold a 30-year-old federal ban on firearms for people under domestic violence restraining orders.
At the same time, during oral arguments in the case U.S. v. Rahimi, several conservative justices seemed to seek a narrow ruling that would reaffirm a generally expansive view of the Second Amendment.
The case comes at a time when firearms are a leading factor in intimate partner violence nationwide. A woman is five times more likely to die from a domestic abuse situation if a gun is involved, according to the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions."...
"A majority of Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared inclined to uphold a 30-year-old federal ban on firearms for people under domestic violence restraining orders.
At the same time, during oral arguments in the case U.S. v. Rahimi, several conservative justices seemed to seek a narrow ruling that would reaffirm a generally expansive view of the Second Amendment.
The case comes at a time when firearms are a leading factor in intimate partner violence nationwide. A woman is five times more likely to die from a domestic abuse situation if a gun is involved, according to the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions."...
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