Voisine v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kagan
Federal law prohibits any person convicted of a "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" from possessing a firearm. 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(9). That phrase is defined to include any misdemeanor committed against a domestic relation that necessarily involves the "use ... of physical force." § 921(a)(33)(A). The question presented here is whether misdemeanor assault convictions for reckless (as contrasted to knowing or intentional) conduct trigger the statutory firearms ban. We hold that they do.
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Congress enacted § 922(g)(9) some 20 years ago to "close [a] dangerous loophole" in the gun control…
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