Breaking News: Alleged domestic abusers can’t own guns, Supreme Court rules

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Alleged domestic abusers can't own guns, Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court has upheld the federal government's power to ban possession of firearms by alleged domestic abusers, signaling limits to the high court's recent expansion of gun rights through a broad interpretation of the Constitution's right to bear arms.

"Since the founding, our Nation's firearm laws have included provisions preventing individuals who threaten physical harm to others from misusing firearms," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the court, adding that the law in question "fits comfortably within this tradition."

The court ruled 8-1 that the ban does not violate the Second Amendment. Only Justice Clarence Thomas dissented.

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