Governor Newsom Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold Life-Saving Law Prohibiting Domestic Abusers From Possessing Guns

WASHINGTON D.C. – Ahead of oral arguments in United States v. Rahimi, Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a statement urging the Supreme Court to uphold a federal law prohibiting individuals under domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms. Today’s statement follows an amicus brief the Governor filed in the Supreme Court earlier this year in the case. In his brief, the Governor argued that the lower court incorrectly interpreted the Supreme Court’s