Posted on 05/03/2016 12:38:51 PM PDT by lowbridge
Accused domestic abusers would have to surrender firearms within 24 hours under legislation that won final approval in the Senate on Monday afternoon and now heads to the governor for his expected signature.
The bill was approved 23-13 after a two-and-three-quarter hour debate, in which Republicans failed in three attempts to amend it. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who proposed the legislation, indicated right after the vote that he supports the bill, which would require alleged domestic abusers — in most cases, men — to immediately give up their guns and ammunition if their partners seek restraining orders.
The goal is to protect women from the increased lethality at a critical point in a relationship: when they are trying to leave their abusers. About 14 domestic homicides occur annually in Connecticut, half of which are caused by guns.
(Excerpt) Read more at ctpost.com ...
The effect this will have is to cause more shootings when some people choose to “smoke ‘em while they got ‘em”
Got to find them first.
So now “due process” is simply an accusation.
unconstitutional (no matter how PC and nice it may sound at first blush, our Constitution is not a PC document, indeed it is a revolutionary document in world history... thankfully so!)
besides, do they really expect many people to comply with a firearms confiscation “law”? Maybe the senators should go out and try to actually implement their fake “law”....and see what kind of receptions they get....
14 homicide by abuse. How many DWI related deaths? Outlaw booze you retards.
I’ve heard that it’s hard to get your guns back once the police take them. I’ve also heard that the guns come back damaged as if on purpose. I hope this goes to a higher court.
From this day forward, ALL domestic breakups will be deemed “Violent”.
half of which are caused by guns.
Sooooo, 7?
These same people approve of Obama, Hillary and Kerry giving not selling assault weapons, grenade launchers, rockets and explosives to known terrorists. What a country
Any excuse to confiscate guns will do. I noticed a lot of anti-gun stories on the MSN news page today. The gun-grabbers must have gotten orders to attack our rights.
KNIFE!
is domestic abuse a federal crime? therefore they are required to surrender their guns and ban from buying a gun
Yep.
Democrats are truly fools.
interesting, they should be addressing same sex couples who are well know for stabbing their lover during a dispute then refuse to press charges on their spouse
Constitution, shmonstitution...
5th amendment:[N]or shall any person . . . be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law
14th amendment: [N]or shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law . . .
How does a gun cause a homicide?
Deeper than that- He has a lot of guns and I’m afraid he’ll HURT me! is all it takes.
Lawyer: You said he owns a gun?
Wife: Yes, several, some worth over a thousand dollars.
Lawyer: OK we’ll file a restraining order, it will put pressure on him that may make him do something stupid, to our advantage.
Just another blow against marriage. I can see more and more men going their own way and saying that the cons of marriage far outweigh the pros of it.
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