Both sides in the gun control debate are reacting to the Supreme Court’s decision in Rahimi upholding a temporary ban on firearm possession for those subject to a domestic violence restraining order, and so far Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts wins the award for hottest take of the day. pic.twitter.com/ov7Jksu7fa — Bad Legal Takes (@BadLegalTakes) June 21, 2024 If the Supreme Court had followed Watts’ advice and declined to take up the Rahimi case, then the Fifth Circuit’s decision would have remained intact, and Zachey Rahimi’s conviction for possessing a firearm while under an active domestic violence restraining order would have been thrown out.
I don’t think that’s what Watts was hoping to see, but why let the facts get in the way of one of the left’s favorite pastimes: bashing SCOTUS.
Second Amendment groups are also weighing in on today’s decision; some looking for the silver […]
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