US Supreme Court Upholds Federal Domestic-Violence Gun Ban

The Supreme Court has upheld a federal ban preventing individuals under domestic violence restraining orders from possessing guns. The ruling was supported by eight justices to one and will maintain legal protections against gun violence in America. The 1994 law, which makes it a crime for people under domestic violence restraining orders to have guns, was defended by the Biden administration as crucial for public safety and protecting abuse victims, often women. The court's decision overturns a lower court's ruling that struck down the law as violating the Second Amendment right to bear arms. In its 8-1 ruling, the Supreme Court upheld the ban on firearms for individuals under restraining orders, with Chief Justice John Roberts delivering the majority opinion and all but one of his colleagues in agreement.