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case since it declared a sweeping test for reviewing gun regulations in 2022 that has upended decades of law and caused chaos throughout the lower federal courts.is challenging the constitutionality of the 1994 federal law that makes it a felony for people placed under domestic violence protective orders to possess firearms.
Prelogar argued that Bruen did not require an “identical twin” or a “deadringer” analog. Instead of “nitpicking historical analogs” in the law ― like requiring a ban on gun possession for domestic abusers in the era of the Founding Fathers ― Prelogar said courts should look to “enduring principles” that can be found in comparable laws. And the principle at issue in Rahimi is whether the government has banned people from possessing firearms based on their “dangerousness,” according to Prelogar.
“I’ll tell you the honest truth, Mr. Wright: I feel like you’re running away from your argument, because the implications of your argument are just so untenable,” Justice Elena Kagan said. “You seem to be running away from it because you can’t stand what the consequences are.”Legal scholars have widely panned the Bruen ruling and its chaotic implementation, and hope the court will give more guidance on its next ruling.
Rahimi’s former partner, who is also the mother of their young son, secured a protective order against him on Feb. 5, 2020. Prosecutors also filed criminal charges against him the next month for terroristic threat against a family member, assault causing bodily harm and recklessly discharging a firearm.
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