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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Kelly Rissman

Domestic abuse survivor will ‘sleep better’ after Supreme Court ruling banning abusers from possessing guns

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Laura Morris thought she died when she was struck by a bullet fired from her husband’s gun. Now, four decades after surviving the incident, she gets to “sleep a little better” knowing that a law keeping firearms out of the hands of domestic abusers will remain in place.

Morris, who has a bullet in her shoulder, told The Independent she was “thrilled” after the Supreme Court upheld the federal law in United States v Rahimi on Friday.

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