Other FBI data analyzed by The Associated Press shows that in Nevada, 94 people were shot to death by a spouse, ex-spouse or dating partner from 2006 to 2014, including 71 in the Las Vegas area.
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That number included 71 in the Las Vegas area.
In 2000, West Virginia made it illegal for people convicted of misdemeanor domestic abuse to have a gun.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) New Jersey has some of the toughest gun laws in the country and a stringent firearms ban on domestic abuse suspects that’s been in place since the 1990s, but a contentious debate recently erupted over whether the law could be stronger.
Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval signed the law last June. For example, the NRA has fought provisions that would require people to surrender their guns before they have had the chance to contest allegations presented in requests for emergency protective orders.
Nevada’s domestic violence gun ban was part of a wider law hailed by the National Rifle Association as a victory for law-abiding gun owners.
Hollie Ayers is pushing for a Pennsylvania law that would require people to turn over their guns when judges issue protection orders against them. Police can confiscate guns from suspects when they respond to domestic violence calls and judges have the power to order the search and seizure of weapons if suspects fail to surrender them.
Rep. Robert Wittenberg, D-Oak Park, introduced two bills previous year that would have created a restraining order specifically for guns, but the legislation got stuck in the House Judiciary Committee the same day it was introduced, according to state documents. He called for higher penalties for domestic abusers and wants the state to cut down on wait times for victims who’ve applied for gun permits.
“There are many bills”, Shirley said.
“It’s likely that they’ll continue to use it until they’re told they can’t”, she said. Critics say the federal law is too weak because it does not apply to dating relationships, does not ban guns during temporary protective orders and does not establish procedures for abusers to surrender firearms.
7th was the South Carolina’s nationwide rank for most killings.
One aspect of the ruling required recording of certain hearings on urgent protective orders, which advocates argued could slow responsiveness in risky cases.
Some federal laws might limit gun ownership for people convicted of crime where state laws don’t, said Clark County Deputy Prosecutor Luka Vitasovic, but in Washington, any felony conviction precludes possessing a firearm. In others, they are allowed to transfer them to licensed dealers or give them to third parties for safekeeping.
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“There’s no accountability, and if the person is already a gun owner, there’s just no process for enforcing the law”, Oransky said. “Kentucky is just traditionally such a pro-gun state and our judges are elected officials”.
