Supreme Court Upholds Gun Ban for Domestic Violence Offenders

By: Amanda DiLiberto Blog Category: Domestic Violence Issues and the Law, Economics, & Race In 1996, Congress passed 18 U.S.C.S §922(g)(9), forbidding anyone convicted of “a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” to possess firearms.  In passing this law, Congress considered the strong connection between gun violence and domestic violence. On March 24, 2014, the United States […]