The Supreme Court upheld a federal law Friday that bars guns for domestic abusers, rejecting an argument pressed by gun rights groups that the prohibition violated the Second Amendment.

8-1 with Thomas the dissent.

“The court and government do not point to a single historical law revoking a citizen’s Second Amendment right based on possible interpersonal violence,” Thomas wrote. “Yet, in the interest of ensuring the Government can regulate one subset of society, today’s decision puts at risk the Second Amendment rights of many more.”

  • octopus_ink@lemmy.mlEnglish
    15·
    6 days ago

    It’s sad that I have to be amazed that they ruled as they did on such an obvious restriction, but I’m grateful they did.

    I guess even a broken clock IS right twice a day.

    • Hazzia@discuss.tchncs.de
      10·
      6 days ago

      An 8-1 ruling is like, 5 broken clocks going at slightly different paces being right at the same time though! That’s pretty impressive, right?

      • octopus_ink@lemmy.mlEnglish
        6·
        6 days ago

        It’s in the realm of “What’s their angle here?” when considering the current court. We need to make sure no one tells them they accidentally let the nation become just a tiny bit safer for some people.