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(The Center Square) – A new bill in the Ohio Legislature would bring the state in line with federal law and bar people convicted of domestic violence from having guns or dangerous weapons.
The Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban, often called the "Lautenberg Amendment" ("Gun Ban for Individuals Convicted of a Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence", Pub. L. 104–208 (text), [1 2]), is an amendment to the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997, enacted by the 104th United States Congress in 1996, which bans access to firearms for life by people convicted of crimes of ...
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This law was an amendment to the existing felon-in-possession laws and forbade the possession or commercial sale of a firearm by all convicted domestic violence abusers. [3] This amendment banned those convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence from shipping, transporting, owning, or using guns. [12]
That definition was made part of Massachusetts’ statutes that protect victims of domestic violence and prosecute the perpetrators when Gov. Maura Healey signed the bill in June extending ...
A 2022 state Supreme Court decision exposed a 'nonsensical' loophole in Wisconsin's gun ownership laws in domestic violence cases.
The Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA), Pub. L 90-618 and subsequent amendments established a detailed Federal program governing the distribution of firearms. The GCA prohibited firearms ownership by certain broad categories of individuals thought to pose a threat to public safety: convicted felons, convicted misdemeanor domestic violence or stalking offenders, persons with an outstanding felony ...
An Assembly bill would allow victims of human trafficking or domestic violence to present evidence of their abuse as an affirmative defense at criminal trials. For domestic violence victims who ...