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18 Mar 2023


"More than a million acts of domestic violence occur in the United States every year, and the presence of a firearm increases the chance that violence will escalate to homicide," a Justice Department petition states.

APPEALS COURT RULES GOVERNMENT CAN'T STOP PEOPLE WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDERS FROM OWNING GUNS

The Supreme Court petition was posted to Twitter by Pepperdine University law professor Jake Charles Friday.

Front entrance to the U.S. Supreme Court 

Front entrance to the U.S. Supreme Court  (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

The national debate began after police in Texas found a rifle and a pistol at the home of a man who was the subject of a civil protective order that banned him from harassing, stalking or threatening his ex-girlfriend and their child. The order also banned him from having guns.

A federal grand jury indicted the man, who pled guilty. He later challenged his indictment, arguing the law that prevented him from owning a gun was unconstitutional.

MISSOURI LAW BANNING POLICE FROM ENFORCING GUN LAWS TO STAY IN EFFECT DURING COURT FIGHT

A Sig Sauer P320 handgun at the WEX Gunworks store Jan. 31, 2023, in Delray Beach, Fla. 

A Sig Sauer P320 handgun at the WEX Gunworks store Jan. 31, 2023, in Delray Beach, Fla.  (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

At first, a federal appeals court ruled against him, saying it was more important for society to keep guns out of the hands of people accused of domestic violence than it was to protect a person's individual right to own a gun.

But, last year, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a new ruling in the case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, that set new standards for interpreting the Second Amendment by saying the government had to justify gun control laws by showing they are "consistent with the Nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation."

The appeals court withdrew its original decision and decided to vacate the man's conviction, ruling the federal law banning people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from owning guns was unconstitutional.

The United States Department of Justice 

The United States Department of Justice  (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The decision came from a three-judge panel consisting of judges Cory Wilson, James Ho and Edith Jones. Wilson and Ho were nominated by former Republican President Trump. Jones was nominated by former Republican President Reagan.

Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com

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