A chronological history of GrassRoots activities concerning S.114

S. 114: A gun confiscation bill hiding behind the excuse of preventing criminal domestic violence. The sponsors of this gun confiscation bill do not increase the penalties for criminal domestic violence other than confiscating guns from those convicted of MISDEMEANOR criminal domestic violence - even if the gun was never used or threatened to be used in the domestic violence. This bill would only punish MISDEMEANOR abusers who own guns (i.e., hunters and sport shooters), but not abusers who don’t own guns (i.e., golfers and tennis players). If domestic abuse is truly the issue of concern, then why don’t the sponsors punish all abusers? If the sponsors truly care about preventing domestic violence - instead of simply wanting to confiscate all guns, they would increase the penalties for criminal domestic violence - not simply confiscate guns. This poorly drafted bill refers to one section of law which has been deleted since 2003. This bill serves only to additionally punish those who have committed a minor misdemeanor, or who have been served with a routine restraining order in a divorce case.
Principles Involved: The right to keep and bear arms is a constitutionally protected God given natural right. Our constitutional rights are too important to be denied merely for committing a minor misdemeanor, or simply going through an ugly divorce.
GrassRoots Position: GrassRoots strongly opposes this bill, just as we did last session and the session before that.
Current Status: In a Senate Judiciary subcommittee.
Primary Sponsor: Leventis
Full Text: http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess117_2007-2008/bills/114.htm
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