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Javier730 wrote:

Pawpaw wrote:

Texsquatch wrote:If your daughter gets slapped around - just even a little bit - are you going to to fight for the guy's gun rights?

I only say this because whatever the law allows is fine by me, but the closer a person is to a situation, the less they care about the offender's rights, no matter how much time has passed.

The problem is that you don't have to do ANYTHING to wind up convicted of domestic violence.

In most jurisdictions, all that is required is for the wife to call the cops and claim, "he hit me." There doesn't need to be any evidence at all. You show up in court with a he said - she said situation. No bruises, no witnesses, no nothing, but the judge will find the man guilty. I've seen it, personally.

I used to think like Texsquatch, until I saw it for myself. The woman called the cops in front of me after an argument the guy "won". She told the responding officers he hit her and that was it. What I said did not matter. He was arrested and convicted.

WildBill wrote:

parabelum wrote:I always thought it was an out of balance legal scale to have a lifetime disqualifier for CHL/LTC for DV, while at same time allowing multiple DUI offenders (as an example) to obtain a carry license after a certain time period has elapsed.
Both are criminal, and both should rightfully disqualify, for a given time period.

I think that 7 years of sober and responsible behavior after a DV charge ought to be enough.
Caveat is that original DV did not involve a firearm, that no substantial physical harm (hospitalization required) occurred,no subsequent DV of course, and no infractions above C misdemeanor actually, for the entire 7 year time span.
Coupled with all other conditions for LTC, provided that all of the above have been met, I see no reason to impose a lifetime ban.

Makes no sense to me.

My opinion is that people got on the "band wagon" against family violence and passed legislation that people didn't full understand the consequences.
After all who is not against family violence?
I also think that the definition of family member is overly broad and unjustified.