Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Bombshell Gun Case

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : For a law restricting gun rights to pass constitutional muster under the new standard laid out in that ruling by Justice Clarence Thomas, it had to stem from a tradition of firearm regulation dating back to some time between 1791 -- when the Bill of Rights became law -- and the end of the Civil War.
51% : 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.
50% : On Tuesday, the federal government, represented by Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, argued in defense of the law prohibiting gun possession by domestic abusers.
48% : Rahimi's case catapulted to national attention in February, when the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned that 1994 federal law -- a decision critics said privileged the gun rights of abusers over the safety of their victims.
40% : The Bruen ruling led to a flood of controversial and often contradictory decisions in which lower courts overturned or limited long-standing gun safety laws, including age restrictions on handgun purchases in Texas, a ban on ghost guns in Delaware and multiple rulings questioning elements of laws barring felons and drug offenders from possessing firearms.

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