WASHINGTON, March 18 — The US Justice Department has asked the Supreme Court to allow a federal law stand that makes it a crime for people under domestic violence restraining...
WASHINGTON, March 18 — The US Justice Department has asked the Supreme Court to allow a federal law stand that makes it a crime for people under domestic violence restraining orders to own firearms.
The Supreme Court ruling announced a new test for assessing firearms laws, saying restrictions must be “consistent with this nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation,” and not simply advance an important government interest. “More than a million acts of domestic violence occur in the United States every year, and the presence of a firearm increases the chance that violence will escalate to homicide,” the petition reads.
In its decision, the 5th Circuit panel, which was comprised of three Republican-appointed judges, threw out the guilty plea and six-year prison sentence for Zackey Rahimi, who admitted to possessing guns found in his Kennedale, Texas, home after prosecutors said he participated in five shootings in Dec. 2020 and Jan. 2021.
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