And any other legislator that needs to hear this.
Senators,
Here’s a novel idea: instead of splitting hairs about what constitutes a boyfriend or intimate partner, why don’t we simplify things?
If you have ever been the subject of a restraining order due to violence, regardless of your relationship to the individual who filed for it, you are prohibited from purchasing a firearm until your record has been expunged and you can provide documentation of the successful completion of required treatment. Failing that, you are a prohibited individual. Is that simple enough?
And while we’re at it, eliminate the three business day provision (this is NOT A LOOPHOLE, it is an explicit provision) in the Brady Act. Again, make it simple. Until the NICS system gives a Proceed, a firearm may not be transferred. Is THAT simple enough?
I am sick and tired of the hair splitting that goes on. These two suggested provisions are as simple as they come.
Now get it done.
