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  • Prosecutors say Federal Gun Law Backfires in Domestic Violence Cases

    02/15/2004 8:43:20 PM PST · by TERMINATTOR · 12 replies · 289+ views
    SHOOTING TIMES RESEARCH CENTER ^ | February 9, 2004 | Associated Press
    LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) - Some prosecutors say a federal law is forcing them to deal domestic violence cases down to lesser charges. Under the law, passed in 1996, anyone convicted of a misdemeanor crime of violence against a spouse or partner will forever lose the right to own a gun. Nez Perce County Prosecutor Daniel Spickler said the federal law clashes with Idaho's gun culture and leads many domestic violence defendants to hold out for lesser charges that would not invoke the ban. "A law that is perfectly appropriate for New York City or Los Angeles is probably not equally...