Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday failed to garner any support from his colleagues for his view that a lifetime ban on gun ownership by those convicted of misdemeanors under a federal domestic-violence law likely violates the Second Amendment.
Thomas, the U.S. Supreme Court’s most ardent defender of the Second Amendment since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, dissented from the 6-2 decision in Voisine v. United States. The majority, led by Justice Elena Kagan, held that a misdemeanor assault conviction for reckless conduct—as opposed to intentional or knowing—triggered the federal weapons ban.
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