The Supreme Court Tests Its Own Limits on Guns

<p>A critical gun case was argued before the Supreme Court this week. But instead of opening further freedoms for gun owners — as the court, with its conservative supermajority, did in a blockbuster decision last year — justices seemed ready to rule that the government may disarm people under restraining orders for domestic violence.</p><p>Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The Times, explains why.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/adam-liptak?smid=pc-thedaily">Adam Liptak</a>, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times and writes Sidebar, a column on legal developments.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The Supreme Court<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/us/politics/supreme-court-gun-rights-domestic-violence.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> seemed likely to uphold a law</a> disarming domestic abusers.</li><li>But a decision on the case<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/11/07/us/supreme-court-guns-domestic-violence#rahimi-supreme-court-gun-case?smid=pc-thedaily"> is not expected until June</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/11/07/us/supreme-court-guns-domestic-violence#supreme-court-guns?smid=pc-thedaily">What has the Supreme Court said on guns?</a></li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>