A federal law prohibiting possession of a firearm for anyone that is under a domestic violence court order has been struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Groups like Genesis Women's Shelter, which fight to get women out of danger and keep them safe, are angry at the appeals court ruling.
A federal law prohibiting possession of a firearm for anyone that is under a domestic violence court order has been struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Texas.
"It's the reaction of the entire domestic violence community nationwide. We are really offended. We are frightened this was a very, very dangerous thing to do," said Jan Langbein of the Genesis Women's Shelter.He pleaded guilty to violating the law by keeping a gun under a restraining order for assaulting a former girlfriend and being involved in several shootings.
"The Supreme Court told us last year to only look at the historic tradition surrounding the Second Amendment when it became effective in 1791," said Constitutional law attorney David Coale.
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