Clarence Thomas breaks 10-year silence on guns

Clarence Thomas ended a decade of silence from the bench during Supreme Court arguments when the conservative justice unexpectedly posed questions during a gun rights case from Maine.

His comments, which stunned the courtroom, focused on Thomas’ concern that people convicted of domestic-violence misdemeanours could permanently lose the right to own a firearm.

Thomas has been a consistent vote on the court for robust gun rights under the US Constitution’s Second Amendment.