Pres. Joe Biden applauds U.S. Supreme Court following United States v. Rahimi

By Ashlee BanksSpecial to the AFRO The Biden-Harris administration and members of Congress applaud the U.S. Supreme Court for upholding a law that temporarily bans domestic abusers from possessing firearms.“As a result of today’s ruling, survivors of domestic violence and their families will still be able to count on critical protections, just as they have for the past three decades,” said President Joe Biden.U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts penned the 8-1 majority opinion in the United States v. Rahimi case.President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Karris are praising the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court for upholding legislation that temporarily bans domestic violence abusers from possessing firearms. (Unsplash / Claire Anderson) “When a restraining order contains a finding that an individual poses a credible threat to the physical safety of an intimate partner, that individual may – consistent with the Second Amendment – be banned from possessing firearms while the order is in effect,” wrote Roberts.Vice President Kamala Harris stated that the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling will keep “important” protections against domestic violence in place.“This case is yet another reminder that some want to take our country back to a time when women were not treated as equal to...