Gun restrictions on domestic abusers, stalkers gain bipartisan support in Minnesota

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2. The Lautenberg amendment already specifies this.

If you get a misdemeanor DV, you are a felon in the eyes of the law with regards to firearm possession. If you have a DV restraining order, you too are treated as a felon in the eyes of the law for the purposes of owning, possessing, transporting, or using a firearm.

"Minnesota already prevents convicted domestic abusers from owning handguns. The bill would broaden those restrictions to include rifles and any other firearms."

This is federal law, coast to coast, ALL firearms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_Violence_Offender_Gun_Ban

I don't understand the state-level effort, because it's already the law, and has been since 1996.
The Lautenberg amendment was a huge victory for DV victims nationwide.


If they want to be productive, lobby for allocation of state funds to ENFORCE the existing law, or a state-wide FOID/registration so the police know who to collect guns from. Yes? That's what I would advocate. That's where the law is weak; enforcement. The states can do it, but they need resources, and they need to know WHO to enforce it against.