Most of the Supreme Court appeared ready during oral arguments Tuesday to uphold Congress’ power to ban gun possession for people subject to certain domestic violence restraining orders.
Justices on both the liberal and conservative wings of the court sounded skeptical of a U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruling earlier this year that found the 1994 law violated the Second Amendment right to possess firearms.
The arguments also left the justices grappling with the fallout of a Supreme Court decision last year that expanded gun rights, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen. That decision stated that gun control provisions had to comport with the text and “historical tradition” of the Second Amendment, a reasoning that has led lower courts to strike down some gun control laws.
