STATE REP DEBBIE ARMSTRONG’S BILL TO KEEP GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDERS IS ON ITS WAY TO THE HOUSE FLOOR FOR A VOTE ALONG WITH OTHER GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION BILLS. ARMSTRONG SAYS A WOMAN IS FIVE TIME MORE LIKELY TO BE KILLED IF A GUN IS PRESENT DURING A FAMILY FIGHT. SHE SAYS HOUSE BILL 87 IS A WAY TO REDUCE THAT THREAT.
THE MEASURE WOULD MAKE IT A MISDEMEANOR IF A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR UNDER A RESTRAINING ORDER TO HAVE A GUN. IT ALSO PROVIDES A PROCESS FOR OFFENDERS TO RELINQUISH AND RECLAIM THEIR WEAPON.
