Gun Policy News
Gun Issue Surfaces in Domestic Violence Bill
30 January 2002
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
A battle plan in the fight against domestic violence received near universal support at a public hearing Tuesday, but few expect it to become law without major revisions.
As drafted by the Commission to Study Domestic Violence, the bill calls for a dozen new state employees and is considered by some lawmakers to be too expensive in a year when the state is cutting programs.
It also contains a controversial provision that would allow judges to seize handguns from... (GunPolicy.org)