Should domestic abusers lose gun rights?

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🗓️ 6 November 2023

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The Supreme Court will decide if Zackey Rahimi, a man accused of domestic violence and involved in at least five shootings, still has a constitutional right to bear arms. KERA reporter Caroline Love and law professor Eric Ruben explain. This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Serena Solin and Laura Bullard, engineered by Rob Byers, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Supreme Court will hear opening arguments tomorrow in a Second Amendment case with a perfectly imperfect plaintiff.
0:07.6	23-year-old Zeke Rahimi is currently in jail facing gun-related charges,
0:12.1	and the Supreme Court is going to know these
0:14.4	facts about him from Jump. Rahimi assaulted his now ex-girlfriend then shot at
0:20.8	a bystander who witnessed it. He threatened another woman with a gun, shot at a man's house,
0:25.4	alleging the man trash talked him,
0:27.1	had a car accident and shot at the other driver.
0:29.5	Three days later, he shot into the air,
0:31.2	this time with kids present, then shot at a car after a truck driver
0:34.7	flashed his lights, then shot in the air at a water burger after his friend's credit card was
0:39.4	declined.
0:40.4	A man who shoots at things after even the mildest of setbacks maybe shouldn't have a gun.
0:46.0	A Texas judge citing a restraining order because of Rahimi's domestic abuse agreed.
0:51.0	His lawyer argues that violated his Second Amendment rights. And now it's
0:55.1	before the Supreme Court coming up on today explained.
0:58.8	Hi, I'm Neline Patel, editor-in-Chief of The Verge and host of Decoder.
1:03.0	We have a very special guest on this week's episode,
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