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Because it costs money?

Earl walked right through that restraining order:

These Abusers Aren’t Allowed To Own Guns. So Why Aren’t States Removing Them?

Posted in uncategorized on October 16th, 2014 by SayUncle | RSS 2.0 |

4 Responses to “Because it costs money?”

  1. Wade Says:
    October 17th, 2014 at 6:50 am

    No way that could be abused, right? You do realize that the burden of proof for obtaining a restraining order is probable cause and that they can be issued without notice to the subject? In other words, if a gun-owner’s girlfriend, boyfriend, mother-in-law, sister, brother, adult child, ex-wife or ex-husband gets angry enough to make up a story and tell it to a magistrate, a restraining order will be issued on their word alone. Restraining order issued, cops steal guns, cops “lose” or damage guns, cops refuse to return guns without owner having to hire a lawyer (maybe costing more than the guns involved); what could possibly be wrong with any of that?

    So if this silliness becomes law, all a person needs to do to divest someone of their property and their constitutional rights is to tell a lie to a court official. They don’t even have to be particularly convincing because the subject of the RO won’t have the opportunity to offer evidence or cross-examine.

    The restraining order system and “shall arrest” domestic violence policies have made enough of a mess, we don’t need to make it worse by adding additional perverse incentives to greedy policemen, vengeful relatives or formerly significant others.

  2. Matt Says:
    October 17th, 2014 at 11:03 am

    Of course the accused must be granted due process before taking his rights away…

  3. CaptDMO Says:
    October 17th, 2014 at 2:19 pm

    But…
    1. It’s HuffPo
    2. The very “campaign” mud slinging espoused by a certain “Woman”s issues” candidate in Maine.
    3. Gabby Gifford seems to be doing the Puppy Dog
    tour through NH, with a “restricted” audience for HER “independent organization’s”
    last minute, pre election, oratory.

  4. Richard Says:
    October 17th, 2014 at 3:33 pm

    Because they are only interesting in disarming the law-abiding?

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