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Domestic Violence Survivors Say Courts Should Do More To Keep Guns Away From Abusers
Category: Government & Organizations
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Publish Date: 2017-08-22 19:33:24
Description: Washington law prevents domestic violence abusers from possessing guns. But advocates for victims say the courts aren’t doing enough to enforce the law. Passed by the Washington state legislature in 2014, the law requires people with protection orders against them because of domestic abuse to temporarily surrender their firearms to law enforcement.
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