Under the Supreme Court’s new doctrine, gun restrictions are only constitutional when they fit within a centuries-old historical tradition of firearm regulation. A 1994 federal law makes it a felony to possess firearms while subject to a protective order in a domestic violence case. AdvertisementBut the Supreme Court’s lopsided ruling Friday made gun laws appear far less vulnerable than they have since the post-Bruen legal onslaught. AdvertisementWhile that argument failed, Randy Kozuch, the executive director of the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action, played down the impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling Friday. Rahimi’s state cases have remained pending while the Supreme Court considered the issue.

Source: Huffington Post June 21, 2024 17:45 UTC