Louisiana Legislature Seeks to Ban Divorced from Owning Guns and Ammo

SB 470 - www.legis.la.us ^ | May 7, 2004 | Dardene

[Pikachu_Dad]

This bill (SB470) has made it out of the Senate sub-committee. It is now pending a vote on the Senate floor early next week.

Please give your senators a call and let them know that you do not approve of this bill.

Remember, Retraining orders are given out 'like popcorn' by the courts. All that is needed is for the requesting person to claim that 'they fear for their safety'.

My ex requested one and ended up with the judge putting a reciprocal one on her without my even requesting it.

This is a very dangerous bill that does nothing except make people feel good.

[Mulder]

bang

[Hat-Trick]

*Bang!

[BenLurkin]

DRAFTIN ERROR: A. It is unlawful for any person to possess a firearm or ammunition and who is subject to a court order that satisfies one of the following situations:

(1) Is issued after a hearing of which such person received actual notice, and at which such person had an opportunity to participate.

That - by itself - would include every type of order after every type of hearing in the state. A tad overbroad I think and probably not what they wanted if the goal is to keep stalkers from killing their Exes by firearm.

Note well: This law would not have hepled Nicole Simpson one bit.

Also, BTW - seems overall to require more than just divorce. There has top be doemstic violence involved as well.

The news article's title is off kilter in that regards.

[CobaltBlue]

Sorry, your title says that the statute seeks to prohibit divorced from owning guns but the text of the statute does not say that. What gives?

[BenLurkin]

errrr . . . hepled = helped , and top = to , and doemstic = domestic. Maybe its time for Old Ben to go home.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

While this bill is total Horesh!+, the title of this thread is totally wrong.

[Defender2]

So Louisiana makes politics a comedy once again!!!! So if a belligerent spouse makes an attack on another spouse, the spouse that's being attacked is not allowed to defend themselves????

Sheer dimoCommiecRAT LOONACY!!!!

Once again with dimoCommiecRATS in power in Louisiana, politics once again is turned into a comedy with an obvious assault on the 2nd ammendment to our U.S. Constitution, The Right to Keep and Bear Arms!!!!:-(

[Pikachu_Dad]

No, there does not have to be 'domestic violence'. There only has to be a claim by one of the people that they 'fear for their safety'. Period.

Most nasty and semi-nasty divorces in Louisiana will have mutual restraining orders issued.

[Pikachu_Dad]

See prior post. This basically applies to ALL divorces.

If you ask for a restraining order you will get one.

If your significant other likes to hunt or own guns then your attorney will almost certainly suggest that you ask for one.

[Pikachu_Dad]

The bill will not help ANYONE one bit. But it will allow them to arrest people who should be able to legally own guns in this country on bogus charges.

With over 1/2 the population being divorced, this bill will significantly reduce the percentage of the population that can own guns.

For example, Where is the reasonable time period listed to dispose of your guns after they issue the restraining order?

[Pikachu_Dad]

It would also apply to anybody who marries a divorce person who had a prior restraining order put on them.

(Hmmm, I wonder if I could make trouble for MY ex... GRIN.)

[CobaltBlue]

Well, I am a lawyer who handles domestic cases, and I know for a fact that you're wrong.

We've locked horns before, you have an agenda, women are all shit and men are all martyrs, so I really don't care to prolong the discussion.

[Pikachu_Dad]

That statement is incorrect and libelous. I suggest you withdraw it.

[Servant of the 9]

Louisiana Lunacy Ping!!!

They are essentially gonna take away the duck hunting guns of every divorced man in the state.

So9

[Pikachu_Dad]

Hole in one.

They will also seriously interfere with the gun owning rights of anyone who marries a formerly divorced woman.

"Don't keep that gun in the house dear, my ex will have me arrested".

[Drango]

What? I think they should take accordions away from all fish...

[Cedar]

Sounds like they are just trying to find a way to help stop domestic bloodshed.

[Defender2]

#13. Watch your language in the posts!!!! If you must cuss, use asterisks(*) in place of vowels in your cusswords please, lawyer(which equals to paid liar, ambulance chaser).

[CobaltBlue]

Oh, my, aren't we clever.