The Supreme Court of the United States confirmed this Friday a federal rule that prohibits those convicted of gender violence from having weapons and has rejected that this veto violates the Second Amendment of the country’s Constitution, which stipulates the right to own weapons.

By eight votes in favor and one against, the high court ruled in favor of a Texas man identified as Zackey Rahimi, who He was arrested for threatening his partner with a weapon despite the fact that he had a restraining order for mistreatment. Rahimi was ruled in favor by lower courts and has the support of the National Rifle Association and the Second Amendment Foundation, among others.

The central question, therefore, addressed whether the Second Amendment protects the right of individuals to bear arms even if they are determined to be dangerous or if restrictions can be imposed in some cases. In the ruling, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that “an individual whom a court finds poses a credible threat to the physical safety of another may be temporarily disarmed pursuant to the Second Amendment.”

The decision could help strengthen federal gun regulationsquestioned since the Supreme Court itself greatly expanded gun rights in 2022. That year, the court expanded access to guns by striking down a century-old New York state law that prohibited carrying them in public, in a strict interpretation of the Second Amendment that set a precedent for this conservative majority.

Prosecutor’s Office and Biden celebrate the decision

In fact, Judge Clarence Thomas, who wrote the 2022 opinion, presented this Friday the only dissent. “The Court and the Government do not point to a single landmark law that revokes a citizen’s Second Amendment right based on potential interpersonal violence,” she said.

In a statement, US President Joe Biden stated that “No one who has been abused should have to worry about their abuser getting a gun.“As a result of today’s ruling, survivors of domestic violence and their families will still be able to count on critical protections,” he added.

In another statement, the Attorney General of the United States, Merrick Garland, welcomed the decision that “protects victims by keeping firearms out of the reach of dangerous people “That common-sense prohibition is entirely consistent with the Court’s precedent and the text and history of the Second Amendment,” he said.