Supreme Court Weighing , Federal Ban on Domestic Abusers' , Right to Purchase Guns.<br />On November 7, the United States Supreme Court will hear <br />arguments regarding a decades-old federal ban on people under <br />domestic violence restraining orders from obtaining firearms.<br />On November 7, the United States Supreme Court will hear <br />arguments regarding a decades-old federal ban on people under <br />domestic violence restraining orders from obtaining firearms.<br />NBC reports that the U.S. v. Rahimi is a blockbuster <br />case revolving around a widely popular gun <br />safety regulation and the Second Amendment. .<br />This is an opportunity for the justices <br />to clarify the test, particularly as it <br />applies to domestic abusers, and to <br />a whole host of incredibly effective <br />gun violence prevention laws, Kelly Roskam, Director of law and policy at <br />the Center for Gun Violence Solutions, via NBC.<br />According to the Centers for Disease Control <br />and Prevention, an estimated 12 million adults <br />are victims of domestic abuse every year. .<br />On average, 70 of those victims <br />die every month after being <br />shot by an intimate partner. .<br />According to the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun <br />Violence Solutions, a woman is five times more likely <br />to die as a result of domestic abuse if a gun is involved.<br />NBC reports that the high-profile case comes one <br />year after another decision made it more difficult <br />for governments to restrict individual gun rights. .<br />Currently, a 1994 federal statute requires thousands of <br />federally issued domestic violence restraining orders <br />to be reported to the national background check system.<br />Currently, a 1994 federal statute requires thousands of <br />federally issued domestic violence restraining orders <br />to be reported to the national background check system.<br />According to the FBI, over 77,000 attempted <br />firearm purchases made by alleged domestic <br />abusers have been prevented since 1998.<br />We know that it's not just intimate <br />partners murdering their partners. <br />We know that they're doing it <br />with firearms and that these laws <br />are preventing them from doing that, Kelly Roskam, Director of law and policy at <br />the Center for Gun Violence Solutions, via NBC
