Dear John,

Good news: Our decades-old domestic violence laws remain intact.

Just this morning, in United States v. Rahimi, the Supreme Court upheld the federal law that prohibits people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing guns. Even most of the ultra-conservative justices agree that the Second Amendment allows for commonsense gun laws.

The Court’s decision in this case had the potential to threaten scores of other lifesaving gun laws. Women in the US are 21 times more likely to die from a gun than women in other high-income countries—and if the Court had struck down this law, this deadly gap would surely have widened.

GIFFORDS Law Center’s executive director, Emma Brown, was on MSNBC in the moments following the decision:

This decision was a long time coming. Gabby Giffords, Giffords Law Center, and many gun safety advocates have spent the last year urging the Supreme Court to make the smart and safe decision. My team at Giffords Law Center filed an amicus brief urging the court to protect survivors, and we hosted a rally on the steps of the Supreme Court while oral arguments in the case were heard.

Today, the justices prioritized the safety of survivors of domestic abuse—but this ruling simply upholds the status quo. Our attorneys continue to fight against the gun lobby in courts across the country, and we’re grateful to have you standing by our side.

With courage,
Esther

PS: Your support for Giffords Law Center makes our work possible. Please consider donating today to help fuel our efforts to save lives.
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Esther Sanchez-Gomez
Litigation Director
GIFFORDS Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence

For over 30 years, the legal experts at Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence have been fighting for a safer America. Led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Giffords Law Center researches, drafts, and defends the laws, policies, and programs proven to save lives from gun violence.

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