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US Supreme Court Strips Gun Rights from All Convicted of Domestic Abuse
25 February 2009
Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON, DC — The Supreme Court upheld the broad reach of a federal gun-control law Tuesday and said that no one who has a conviction for any crime of domestic violence may own a firearm.
The 7-2 decision strips gun rights from tens of thousands of people who were convicted or had pleaded guilty to an assault against a spouse, a live-in partner, a child or a parent. These crimes include not just felonies, but misdemeanors.
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