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So, a simple, verbal accusation by a woman of DV from her significant other is enough to lose your 2A Right for the rest of your life?

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“They”?

This wasn’t a gun right group seeking a plaintiff. This was defense attorneys doing their job

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Big question, what meets the definition of “credible”?

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Big question, what meets the definition of “credible”?

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This thread is interesting in that we seem to have many here in the GD who for whatever reason are aggressively fearful of being accused (Falsely or accurately) of DV.

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This thread is interesting in that we seem to have many here in the GD who for whatever reason are aggressively fearful of being accused (Falsely or accurately) of DV.

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This thread is interesting in that we seem to have many here in the GD who for whatever reason are aggressively fearful of being accused (Falsely or accurately) of DV.

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This surprised anyone?

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it might have gone the other way for us, had the "case" that they were brought been an actual outstanding citizen who got jammed by the system, instead of a criminal.

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Yep. Read Thomas’s dissent. He is warning us all.

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This thread is interesting in that we seem to have many here in the GD who for whatever reason are aggressively fearful of being accused (Falsely or accurately) of DV.

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I am not surprised that the ruling went the way it did ... but I am a little surprised that it was 8-1.

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In December 2019, Rahimi met his girlfriend, C. M., for
lunch in a parking lot. C. M. is also the mother of Rahimi’s
young child, A. R. During the meal, Rahimi and C. M. be-
gan arguing, and Rahimi became enraged. Brief for United
States 2. C. M. attempted to leave, but Rahimi grabbed her
by the wrist, dragged her back to his car, and shoved her in,
causing her to strike her head against the dashboard.
When he realized that a bystander was watching the alter-
cation, Rahimi paused to retrieve a gun from under the pas
senger seat. C. M. took advantage of the opportunity to es-
cape. Rahimi fired as she fled, although it is unclear
whether he was aiming at C. M. or the witness. Rahimi
later called C. M. and warned that he would shoot her if she
reported the incident. Ibid.
Undeterred by this threat, C. M. went to court to seek a
restraining order. In the affidavit accompanying her appli-
cation, C. M. recounted the parking lot incident as well as
other assaults. She also detailed how Rahimi’s conduct had
endangered A. R. Although Rahimi had an opportunity to
contest C. M.’s testimony, he did not do so. On February 5,
2020, a state court in Tarrant County, Texas, issued a re-
straining order against him. The order, entered with the
consent of both parties, included a finding that Rahimi had
committed “family violence.” App. 2. It also found that this
violence was “likely to occur again” and that Rahimi posed
“a credible threat” to the “physical safety” of C. M. or A. R.
Id., at 2–3. Based on these findings, the order prohibited
Rahimi from threatening C. M. or her family for two years
or contacting C. M. during that period except to discuss
A. R. Id., at 3–7. It also suspended Rahimi’s gun license
for two years. Id., at 5–6. If Rahimi was imprisoned or
confined when the order was set to expire, the order would
instead terminate either one or two years after his release
date, depending on the length of his imprisonment. Id., at
6–7.
In May, however, Rahimi violated the order by approach-
ing C. M.’s home at night. He also began contacting her
through several social media accounts.
In November, Rahimi threatened a different woman with
a gun, resulting in a charge for aggravated assault with a
deadly weapon. And while Rahimi was under arrest for
that assault, the Texas police identified him as the suspect
in a spate of at least five additional shootings.

The first, which occurred in December 2020, arose from
Rahimi’s dealing in illegal drugs. After one of his customers
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Opinion of the Court
“started talking trash,” Rahimi drove to the man’s home
and shot into it. Brief for United States 3. While driving
the next day, Rahimi collided with another car, exited his
vehicle, and proceeded to shoot at the other car. Three days
later, he fired his gun in the air while driving through a
residential neighborhood. A few weeks after that, Rahimi
was speeding on a highway near Arlington, Texas, when a
truck flashed its lights at him. Rahimi hit the brakes and
cut across traffic to chase the truck. Once off the highway,
he fired several times toward the truck and a nearby car
before fleeing. Two weeks after that, Rahimi and a friend
were dining at a roadside burger restaurant. When the res-
taurant declined his friend’s credit card, Rahimi pulled a
gun and shot into the air.
The police obtained a warrant to search Rahimi’s resi-
dence. There they discovered a pistol, a rifle, ammunition—
and a copy of the restraining order.



Had this been an average person with a minor case, we may have seen a different outcome. When trash is pushed up into the courts, don't be surprised at the results.