[ppaul]

This is an awesome ruling. However, it only affects 5th Circuit states. The gun-grabbers will still be enforcing the federal law against men who keep guns (all woman needs to do is allege domestic violence and obtain an "ex parte" order for protection which the courts hand out like candy), without any conviction - based upon an angry wife or girlfriend's say so. Hopefully a similar ruling will come down from the US Supreme Court one of these days.

[CHICAGOFARMER]

It is not over until the fat lady sings. American Citizens will pick this fight up and move it to the Surpreme Court in the the other Circuits.

The other Circuits do follow what the other circuits say and do.

Within 1-2 years this will be at USSC, as it is baited by the judges in the fifth.

[El Gato]

However, it only affects 5th Circuit states. The gun-grabbers will still be enforcing the federal law against men who keep guns (all woman needs to do is allege domestic violence and obtain an "ex parte" order for protection which the courts hand out like candy), without any conviction - based upon an angry wife or girlfriend's say so

That will also still be the case in the 5th circuit, since the court, while upholding the RKBA as an indivdual one protected by the second amendment, ruled that the law and the process does not infringe upon that right. It would help for the gun owner to show up in court and dispute the word of the wife, girlfriend, husband, boyfriend or whoever, since the court *might* then require a bit of evidence before issuring the order. Emerson apparently did not do this, but then he apparently did not understand that the order would kick in the "domesctic restraining order" provision of the Launtenberg law.