October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

[AndyS]

3. It's worse than that.

One of the tools available to prevent domestic violence with guns is the Red Flag law. Under these laws a family member or the police can petition a judge to remove the guns from someone who may be a danger to themselves or others.

Most states with such laws don't advise the judicial or law enforcement branches of these tools or how to implement them. Of the requests by police about 60% are granted, by family members a pitifully small number. To make matters worse a restraining order does not automatically come with firearms removal even if it is asked for. When such requests are granted they seldom actually follow through EVEN IF A JUDGE ORDERED IT.

When it comes to guns it seems the REAL problem is 'she just wouldn't listen'.