The Supreme Court's United States v. Rahimi will decide if the government can prevent domestic abusers with a restraining order from possessing guns.
The answer to this problem is not to tell victims to simply leave. We know that for so many reasons, working up the courage to leave an abusive relationship is one of the most difficult decisions victims can make. It could mean facing homelessness or giving up the only family they have ever known. It also places them at
But reaching out becomes harder when a victim has to return home to an armed abuser. Even if everything goes right and victims can find the support they need, the hours and days after making that decision could be. That window of time is often when domestic violence restraining orders are issued, but those orders aren’t enough to protect victims on their own. That’s why the federal provision was enacted in the first place.
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