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The Supreme Court will decide if abusive spouses have a right to own guns (www.vox.com)
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The justices are forced to confront the gun policy disaster that it created.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If he was convicted of domestic violence, then he cannot legally own a firearm, unless the conviction has been vacated or he's been pardoned. That's federal law. Therefore, he either wasn't convicted of domestic violence, the courts failed to follow through with their legal obligations and report the conviction to NICS, or he acquired the firearm illegally.