Restraining orders and the right to bear arms

American flag and a handgun. (Credit: RyanJLane)

GARY — In domestic violence cases, battered women are five times more likely to be murdered if there’s a gun in the house. That’s why people under domestic violence restraining orders, by federal law, can’t have guns. Last week the Supreme Court heard oral arguments challenging that federal law. In March 2023, the conservative 5th ...