Supreme Court Weighing , Federal Ban on Domestic Abusers' , Right to Purchase Guns.
On November 7, the United States Supreme Court will hear
arguments regarding a decades-old federal ban on people under
domestic violence restraining orders from obtaining firearms.
On November 7, the United States Supreme Court will hear
arguments regarding a decades-old federal ban on people under
domestic violence restraining orders from obtaining firearms.
NBC reports that the U.S. v. Rahimi is a blockbuster
case revolving around a widely popular gun
safety regulation and the Second Amendment. .
This is an opportunity for the justices
to clarify the test, particularly as it
applies to domestic abusers, and to
a whole host of incredibly effective
gun violence prevention laws, Kelly Roskam, Director of law and policy at
the Center for Gun Violence Solutions, via NBC.
According to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, an estimated 12 million adults
are victims of domestic abuse every year. .
On average, 70 of those victims
die every month after being
shot by an intimate partner. .
According to the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun
Violence Solutions, a woman is five times more likely
to die as a result of domestic abuse if a gun is involved.
NBC reports that the high-profile case comes one
year after another decision made it more difficult
for governments to restrict individual gun rights. .
Currently, a 1994 federal statute requires thousands of
federally issued domestic violence restraining orders
to be reported to the national background check system.
Currently, a 1994 federal statute requires thousands of
federally issued domestic violence restraining orders
to be reported to the national background check system.
According to the FBI, over 77,000 attempted
firearm purchases made by alleged domestic
abusers have been prevented since 1998.
We know that it's not just intimate
partners murdering their partners.
We know that they're doing it
with firearms and that these laws
are preventing them from doing that, Kelly Roskam, Director of law and policy at
the Center for Gun Violence Solutions, via NBC