Appeals court rules alleged domestic abusers have constitutional gun rights

Advocates for domestic violence victims were stunned by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, which continued a string of court decisions citing the Second Amendment to erase gun restrictions.

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Tribune Feb 9 ,023 Quot Terrifying Appeals Court Ruling Says Alleged Domestic Abusers Havea Constitutional Right To Keep Their Guns Was First Published By The Texas Tribune ,Wa Nonprofit ,Onpartisan Media Organization That Informs Texans And Engages With Them About Public Policy ,Politics ,Overnment And Statewide Issues Sign Up For The Brief ,He Texas Tribunes Daily Newsletter That Keeps Readers Up To Speed On The Most Essential News Find Local Resources Through National Domestic Violence Hotline For 24 7 Assistance ,All 800 799 7233 Or Text Start To 88788 In An Opinion That Sent Shock Waves Through Gun Control And Domestic Violence Advocacy Circles ,He 5th Us Circuit Court Of Appeals Ruled Last Week That The Second Amendment Allows People Under Protective Orders For Committing Domestic Violence To Keep Their Guns In Span Ofa Month During Winter 2020 ,Ackey Rahimi Was Involved In Five Shootings Around Arlington ,Ccording To Court Documents He Shot At Someones House After Selling Them Prescription Narcotics Getting Intoa Car Accident ,E Shot Ata Car ,Eturned In Another Vehicle And Shot At The Car Again Three Days Before Christmas ,E Shot Ata Constables Car And After New Year S ,E Fired Shots Into The Air Outsidea Whataburger After His Friends Credit Card Was Declined During All These Incidents ,Ahimi Was Not Supposed To Have Guns ,Ne Restriction Ofa Protective Order Issued In February 2020 After He Allegedly Assaulted His Girlfriend When Police Officers Executeda Search Warrant Connection With Rahimis Alleged Shooting Spree ,Hey Founda Handgun Anda Rifle Which Violated Both State And Federal Law Rahimi Was Indicted Bya Grand Jury For Possession Ofa Firearm While Undera Domestic Violence Restraining Order Argued In Court That The Charge His Constitutional Rights ,Nd The Courts Initially Disagreed But In Wake Ofa Landmark 2022 Ruling New York State Rifle Amp Pistol Associationv Bruen ,N Which The Us Supreme Court Establisheda New Standard That Modern Gun Control Laws Must Be Consistent With Second Amendments Text And Historical Understanding ,Ahimis Case Was Reheard ,Nd The 5th Circuit ,N An Opinion Authored By Donald Trump Appointee Coryt Wilson ,Greed That Rahimis Rights Were Violated When Law Enforcement Disarmed Him Due To The Protective Order Rahimi ,Hile Hardlya Model Citizen ,S Nonetheless Part Of The Political Community Entitled To Second Amendments Guarantees ,Ll Other Things Equal ,Ilson Wrote In The Ruling ,Oined By Judges James Ho And Edith Jones ,Tunned Advocates For Domestic Violence Victims ,Ho See Disarming Abusive Or Dangerous Domestic Partners As An Obvious First Step In Attempting To Forestall Tragedy That The Ruling Could Be What It Was With Fact Scenario Of Rahimi Is Terrifying Me ,Aid Jeana Lungwitz ,He Director Of The Domestic Violence Clinic At University Texas School Law It Was Proof That ,You Know ,F We Dont Care About His Partner ,Mii Mean ,O We Care About The Public In 2021 Alone ,27 Women In Texas Were Murdered By Their Male Intimate Partners With Firearms ,Ccording To The Texas Council On Family Violence Across Country ,N Average Of 70 Women Each Month Are Killed By Their Partners With Guns Research Has Shown Thata Domestic Violence Victims Risk Death Is Five Times Higher When Abuser Access Toa Gun Although The Appeals Court Ruling Focused On An Abstract Historical Analysis ,He Risks To Domestic Violence Victims Could Not Be More Immediate ,Ays Mikisha Hooper ,He Coordinated Community Response Manager At The Texas Council On Family Violence Hooper Amassed Stories Of 204 Victims Intimate Partner Homicide In 2021 Least Five Them Were Killed While They Had Active Protective Orders ,Ut The Orders Are Still Most Effective Tool That Victims Have Against Harassment ,Talking And Violence ,Ooper Said They Are One Of The Only Mechanisms That Survivors Have Sa Direct Intervention To Stop Abuse ,Ooper Said For Most People ,Rotective Orders Are Working ,Nd They Work Better When The Full Provisions Are In Force Anda Firearm Is Taken Out Of Equation Hooper Said That Ruling Will Make Survivors Domestic Violence Less Safe And Likely To Pursue Protective Orders May Already Seem Risky For Those Danger If You Know Your Partner Highly Dangerous ,Ery Threatening ,As Already Threatened To Kill You Especially If Know That Theres No Likelihood They Would Have Surrender The Weapons Ve Been Threatening With ,T Feels Like An Option Thats Just Been Taken Away From Survivors The Teeth Has Out Of It ,Ooper Said Last Junes Bruen Ruling Implementeda New Test To Determine The Constitutionality Of Gun Control Laws ,Equiring Them To Be Consistent With The Nations Historical Tradition Of Firearm Regulation Lower Courts Across Country Have Been Left Interpret That Somewhat Vague Test And Asa Result Repeatedly Struck Down Legislation Intended Protect People From Gun Violence 5th Circuit Ruling In Rahimi Case Followsa November District Court Ina Separate ,N Which Us District Judge David Counts Of The Western Texas Madea Similar Ruling Ina Case Involvinga Man Who Was Disarmed Ata Border Checkpoint Because An Active Protective Order Against Him Second Amendment Experts Are Split On Whether 5th Circuit Correctly Applied Brueni Dont Think That Fifth Circuits Decision Is Obviously Incorrect Reading Justice Thomass Majority Opinion Or ,F It Is ,Ts One That Has Been Repeated Bya Bunch Of Federal Courts Over The Last Seven Months ,A University Of Texas Law Professor Focused On Constitutional ,Rote Ina Blog Post About The Ruling After All ,His Kind Of Analogy Hunting Has Led Courts To Strike Down An Array Gun Restrictions In Decisions That Seem Defy Common Sense Janet Carter ,He Director Of Everytown Laws Second Amendment Practice ,Aid That The 5th Circuit Panel Opinion Misapplied Bruen In Striking Down This Law Part Because Concept Of Domestic Violence Was Not Understood Throughout History Way Our Modern Society Understands It Now Requiresa Focused Approach To Second Amendment ,Ut It Also Requires Courts To Recognize That Unprecedented Societal Concerns Like The Elimination Of Domestic Violence Demanda More Nuanced Approach Historical Inquiry ,Arter Said In The Rahimi Case ,He Federal Government Argued That The Law Protecting Domestic Violence Victims Was Similar To Historical Laws Allowed For Disarming Dangerous People But 5th Circuit Found Those ,Hich Were Targeted At Native American And Black People As Well Those Who Failed To Take An Oath Of Allegiance ,Ere Not Similar Enough To Pass The Test Purpose Of These Dangerousness Laws Was Preservation Political And Social Order ,Ot The Protection Of An Identified Person From Specific Threat Posed By Another ,He Court Wrote Bruen Says Expressly That The Government Need Not Present Direct Historical Twins To Law Its Defending But Thats Exactly What Panel Opinion Required ,Arter Said If Bruen Is Correctly Applied On Further Review ,His Decision Should Be Reversed The Federal Government Agrees And Will Appealing Case Nearly 30 Years Ago ,Ongress Determined Thata Person Who Is Subject Toa Court Order That Restrains Him Or Her From Threatening An Intimate Par ,