USCCB urges Supreme Court to uphold federal gun law
August 23, 2023
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CWN Editor's Note: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has filed an amicus curiae [friend of the court] brief in United States v. Rahimi, a case before the Supreme Court.
A 1994 federal law prohibits the possession of firearms by persons “subject to a court order that restrains [them] from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner.” Zackey Rahimi, described in one article as a suspected drug dealer already arrested for aggravated assault with a firearm, was sentenced to six years in prison for violating the law.
A federal appeals court ruled that the law violates the Second Amendment to the Constitution. The USCCB urged the Supreme Court to uphold the law’s constitutionality.
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