Federal appeals court strikes down domestic violence gun law

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The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the government can't stop people who have domestic violence restraining orders filed against them from owning guns. The ruling is not likely to impact a similar law in California.

issued a new ruling in a case known as New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen

Specifically, the court ruled that the federal law was an “outlier that our ancestors would never have accepted" — borrowing a quote from the Bruen decision. “This is what the ultra-conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court wants. It's happening, and it's happening right now,” Newsom said. “Wake up, America — this assault on our safety will only accelerate.”

 

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