When Is A Girlfriend ‘Similarly Situated’ To A Spouse?
Section 922(g)(9) of Title 18 of the United States Code makes it a felony for an individual who has been convicted of a “misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” to possess a firearm. At the time the law was enacted, only about a third of the states had a criminal statute that specifically proscribed domestic violence, and domestic abusers were usually prosecuted under assault and battery laws. To deal with…