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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mark Sherman

The Supreme Court upholds a gun control law intended to protect domestic violence victims

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The Supreme Court has upheld a law designed to keep firearms out of the hands of domestic abusers.

The court’s 8-1 ruling in United States v Rahimi on Friday holds that “when an individual has been found by a court to pose a credible threat to the physical safety of another, that individual may be temporarily disarmed consistent with the Second Amendment.”

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