Supreme court leans towards upholding US gun ban for domestic abusers | The Guardian

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Justices appear to be against further unravelling of gun laws as DoJ makes passionate call for preservation of 1994 firearms ban

US supreme court justices appeared to stop short of approving a further unraveling of the country’s already lax gun laws on Tuesday, as the Department of Justice put up a spirited defense of regulations that prevent firearms falling into the hands of dangerous domestic abusers.

Elizabeth Prelogar, the US solicitor general, made a passionate call for the preservation of a 1994 ban on people under domestic violence restraining orders having guns.

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