When Congress updated the Gun Control Act (GCA) in 1994, and made it a federal crime for domestic abusers subject to protective orders to possess firearms, it’s fair to assume Zackey Rahimi was exactly who they had in mind.

In late 2019, Rahimi had an argument with his girlfriend in a parking lot, knocked her to the ground, dragged her to his car, shoved her inside causing her to hit her head on the dashboard, and then retrieved a gun and fired a shot. Later, after she escaped, he threatened to shoot her.