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Wed Jul 12 2023

Marina Pitofsky | NOW reporter

Hello OnPolitics readers. A Second Amendment case at the Supreme Court is putting gun rights groups in a difficult political position, USA TODAY's John Fritze reports.

The background: Zackey Rahimi in 2019 fired a gun at a person who witnessed him dragging his girlfriend in a parking lot, and months later he shot at another driver after getting into an accident. He would also threaten another woman with a gun and fire into the air after a friend's credit card was declined at a restaurant, among other incidents.

⚖️ The case: Rahimi is challenging his conviction under a law barring Americans who are subject to restraining orders from owning a gun. But the gun lobby isn't rushing to defend the case that's now before the Supreme Court.

"The facts of this case make it really unpalatable for them to have to stand up and say, 'No, we believe that domestic abusers have a Second Amendment right to their firearms,'" said Nick Suplina, senior vice president for law and policy at Everytown for Gun Safety.

Keep reading: How a Second Amendment case at the Supreme Court is putting gun rights groups in a jam

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