No guns for domestic abuse suspects, Supreme Court rules

The court showed there are limits to the right to bear arms as it upheld a gun ban for those under restraining orders.

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The 8-1 decision upholds a 30-year-old law that bars those with restraining orders for domestic abuse from owning firearms.

A lower court had struck down that federal statute as not "consistent with the nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation".

Friday's ruling marks a rare victory for firearms restrictions in the top court.

Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the majority opinion, with all but one of his colleagues in agreement.

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