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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n
June 21, 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Washington, D.C. \u2014 Today, in a case that\u00a0had been supported<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Gun Owners of America\u00a0(GOA) and the Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), the Supreme Court of the United States frustratingly ruled that individuals deemed by a court to pose a credible threat to the safety of another may be temporarily disarmed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Justice Thomas was the lone member of the Court to correctly apply the text, history, and tradition of the Second Amendment in his dissent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Erich Pratt, GOA\u2019s Senior Vice President, issued the following statement:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cIt\u2019s often been said that \u2018Hard cases make bad law.\u2019 And that\u2019s why we argued in our amicus brief that \u2018Unpopular cases necessitate the strictest adherence to principle.\u2019 Frustratingly, the Court nearly unanimously ignored this critical piece of guidance in this ruling.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThese restraining orders do not prove someone guilty of a violent crime, and they often are weaponized by attorneys and handed out freely by judges in divorce proceedings.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cZackey Rahimi is a dangerous individual already behind bars for real crimes \u2013 and that\u2019s where he should be. However, this ruling will disarm others who have never actually committed any domestic violence. So for those people to lose their enumerated rights, even for a temporary period of time, is a disgrace. If someone is dangerous, charge them with a real crime, convict them in a court of law, and get them out of society.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n GOA spokesmen are available for interviews.\u00a0 Gun Owners of America is a nonprofit grassroots lobbying organization dedicated to protecting the right to keep and bear arms without compromise. GOA represents over two million members and activists. For more information, visit\u00a0GOA\u2019s Press Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n