Conservative Justices Courted by Liberal Groups in New Gun Case

Gun control advocates are pushing an argument they hope will convince at least two conservative justices on the US Supreme Court to break ranks to keep firearms away from domestic abusers.

More than three dozen briefs filed by organizations ranging from women’s groups to prosecutors to history scholars offers a potentially narrow path to victory for gun control supporters in the case, United States v. Rahimi.

They’re trying to provide an otherwise solidly pro-gun rights conservative majority a way out of having to overturn a federal law barring gun possession by people who are subject to domestic-violence restraining orders. ...