The Iowa Supreme Court recently ruled against a resident who had his gun rights suspended after being involuntarily committed for mental health treatment back in 2006.
The court ruled that the burden of proof remains on the individual, referred to as “N.S.” in the ruling, to demonstrate that they are not a threat to themselves or public safety, upholding a state law allowing the government to prohibit people with mental health problems from owning firearms.
“The State has a compelling interest in ‘prohibiting the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill,’ which has been recognized to meet constitutional scrutiny by the United States Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller,” the court ruled.
By its terms, Amendment 1A recognizes a fundamental individual right to keep and bear arms—not an absolute right. The text of Amendment…
