New Jersey's highest court says a law that requires domestic violence offenders to forfeit their weapons doesn't violate the Constitution and has ordered a former police officer accused of abusing his ex-wife to surrender his weapons.
The state Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Thursday that the former Roseland police officer, identified as F.M., must surrender his own gun and knife.
Associate Justice Lee Solomon, a Republican appointed by Republican Gov. Chris Christie, says the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment can be reasonably restricted. The ruling overturns two lower court decisions.
A legal advocate for domestic violence victims praised the ruling.
A group that promotes Second Amendment rights says domestic violence offenders shouldn't be allowed to own weapons.
