United Statesv.Rahimi
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Docket No.22-915
Decided2024-06-21
ReporterSlip Opinion, No. 22-915
JudgesSupreme Court of the United States
Tags
Supreme CourtSecond AmendmentDomestic ViolenceFirearms18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8)Historical Tradition
Case Summary
Rahimi challenged the federal prohibition on firearm possession by a person subject to a qualifying domestic-violence restraining order. The Supreme Court held that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8) is constitutional as applied when a court has found that the person poses a credible threat to another’s physical safety. Historical surety and going-armed laws established a tradition of temporarily disarming individuals found to threaten physical harm. The Second Amendment requires a relevant historical analogue, not a historical twin or identical modern regulation. The Fifth Circuit’s facial invalidation of the statute was reversed and the case remanded.
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