Supreme Court Ducks Second Amendment in Domestic Violence Gun Ban Case

By David Codrea

By David Codrea

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a case involving domestic violence-related gun prohibitions but will leave unaddressed a key Second Amendment issue it raises. The Court granted a “[m]otion to proceed … limited to Question 1 presented by the petition” in the case of Voisine v. United States, the SCOTUS docket for its October 30 conference announced.

“At issue are the convictions of two Maine men, Stephen Voisine and William Armstrong, for violating a federal law that prohibits the possession of firearms and ammunition by individuals who have previously been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence,” SCOTUSblog reports. Their essential argument is that Maine law violations can occur from conduct that is reckless instead of intentional, so that doesn’t qualify as a violation of federal law.

“Question 1” referred to in the docket means the Court is only taking on the “recklessness” question. They will not rule on whether a firearm ban due to a domestic violence conviction violated rights under the Second Amendment.

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Source:: AmmoLand