But the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review the case, turning Rahimi into one of the most closely watched tests for how far the conservative court will expand gun rights. AdvertisementThe Supreme Court overturned a New York state gun restriction in 2022, upending gun law. AdvertisementLawyers for the Biden administration have argued that this principle is clear enough to include perpetrators of domestic violence. Rahimi’s public defenders, on the other hand, contend that stripping domestic abusers’ gun rights is a modern legal concept. While it remains to be seen, reformers hope the Supreme Court will confirm their suspicions that the 5th Circuit took it much too far.

Source: Huffington Post July 06, 2023 05:23 UTC