As gun owners, we urge the Supreme Court to uphold restrictions on domestic abusers

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Our research has found that 76.9% of gun owners support prohibiting gun possession by people subject to a domestic violence restraining order.
60% : And our 97Percent research has found that the most deeply held principle among gun owners regarding gun laws is that people at high risk of violence should not be able to own a gun.
54% : As leaders of the gun safety organization 97Percent, we are working to reduce gun-related deaths by including gun owners in the solutions.
51% : Like policies such as universal background checks, they're forward-looking solutions to modern-day problems that also protect the Second Amendment.
37% : The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the law over concerns about due process and because it failed to recognize historical equivalents.
37% : Those who oppose the law have said that they believe only convicted criminals should be disarmed.
35% : Not to mention that criminal proceedings often take months or years, leaving victims unprotected at the very moment when they are in the most danger: 77% of domestic violence-related homicides occur at the time victims leave their abusers.

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