SCOTUS Dodges a Crucial Problem With Disarming People Based on Restraining Orders

 SCOTUS Dodges a Crucial Problem With Disarming People Based on Restraining Orders

The Court says a “a credible threat” justifies a ban on gun possession but does not address situations where there is no such judicial finding.

A federal law that Congress enacted in 1994 prohibits gun possession by people subject to domestic violence restraining orders. Since that seems like a no-brainer, many people were dismayed when the …