Here is an idea!!

[ConstitutionCowboy]

Except that now, with a simple misdemeanor domestic assault charge, say, for grabbing someone's arm, or for fighting with a family member at a holiday dinner, one can have one's right to hold firearms forever stripped away. With no time served, no injury to anyone, and no proven danger to society as a whole.

Exactly. A spouse that is vindictive over a divorce can cause loss of firearm ownership forever.
Most divorces these days tell the divorcing party to file a protective order as a part of the process to gain favor with the courts.

It's sad that baseless drivel can have more sway than fact.

Woody

 

[Dave70968]

Exactly. A spouse that is vindictive over a divorce can cause loss of firearm ownership forever.
Most divorces these days tell the divorcing party to file a protective order as a part of the process to gain favor with the courts.

...which, if granted, would be temporary, not "forever." And I question the assertion of "most" divorces. Yes, some unscrupulous lawyers recommend that, but it's not nearly so common as many people think, and a lot of VPOs die at the show cause hearing (which, by statute, must occur within 21 days of the initial filing). Gun rights aren't suspend until after the show cause hearing, again, if a VPO is granted (the emergency VPO is granted ex parte, without the accused having a chance to defend against the charge); federal law explicitly says an ex parte order doesn't suspend gun rights, only an adversarial hearing about which the accused had notice.