California Courts of Appeal
Aug. 28, 2014
Domestic violence justifies lifetime gun ownership ban, appellate court rules
Even the slightest offensive touching in a domestic violence incident can trigger a federal lifetime ban on gun ownership for the perpetrator, a state appellate panel held on Tuesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Even the slightest offensive touching in a domestic violence incident can trigger a federal lifetime ban on gun ownership for the perpetrator, a state appellate panel held on Tuesday.
The decision is the first in California since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the issue in March.
Earlier, some state and federal courts, including a different California appellate panel and the 9th U.S. Circuit...
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