Here it comes... This breaks it down, pretty clearly. There is a distinct difference between Lautenberg (convicted of a minimum of Misdemeanor Domestic Violence - lose your gun rights forever), and the difference between Brady (accused of whatever bullshiit that someone can invent, in order to get a Restraining Order through the court).
See the difference there? Never been arrested, charged, tried, or convicted of ANYTHING... Simply "accused" of something, with a ZERO TRIAL or guilt conviction. None.
Judge bought the bullshiit, though... and now you're fuqd.
That's the difference in Lautenberg (yeah, the court found you guilty) and Brady (pissed off partner accused you of something).
This breaks it down.
Now, Rahimi was a true piece of shiit. He really was. But this is only about ONE CHARGE that he had, that was tacked onto something else. That shiit snow-balled. That dude ain't innocent of all the other shiit that he did, by far, hell no. But that restraining order that had no force of the court (it's civil, NOT criminal), was something that was tacked on, and elevated the further charges/convictions that he did get...
Again, he's not a good guy. He's bad. But this is one thing that a very ballsy attorney argued, and won in 5th Circuit. And the 5th Circuit is correct on that decision they made.