Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Expands the arbitrary denial of firearms in a wider area of domestic violence situations than even the predecessor (Lautenburg-1996) did and further weakens protections against manipulation of law by vindictive spouse.
Title: Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act
Subject: Assault and harassment offenses: Domestic violence and child abuse: Evidence and witnesses: Firearms and explosives: Crime and law enforcement
Description: Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act - Amends federal firearms provisions to expand the definition of: (1) "intimate partner" to include a dating partner or former dating partner; and (2) "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" to include a misdemeanor offense that has, as an element, the use or attempted use of force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, by a dating partner or former dating partner against the victim. Prohibits the sale or other disposition of a firearm or ammunition to, or the the possession or receipt of a firearm by, a person subject to a court order, or an ex parte order, that restrains such person from: (1) harassing, stalking, threatening, or engaging in other conduct that would put an individual in reasonable fear of bodily injury, including an order issued at the request of an employer on behalf of its employee or at the request of an institution of higher education on behalf of its student; or (2) intimidating or dissuading a witness from testifying in court.
Session: 113th Congress
Last Action: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Last Action Date: July 30, 2014
Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:SN02483:@@@L&summ2=m&
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14 sponsors: Blumenthal, Richard; Baldwin, Tammy; Boxer, Barbara; Durbin, Richard; Hirono, Mazie K.; Kaine, Tim; Levin, Carl; Markey, Edward J.; Menendez, Robert; Mikulski, Barbara A.; Murphy, Christopher S.; Murray, Patty; Reed, Jack; Warren, Elizabeth
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jul 30 2014 | Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. |
| Senate | Jun 19 2014 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3833-3834) |
| Senate | Jun 17 2014 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jun 25 2014 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
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