Protecting Due Process in Firearm Confiscation Related to Protective Orders

Summary

The bill makes it mandatory that a respondent subject to a protective order receive a full adversarial hearing in a court of record before being prohibited from possessing any gun or ammunition. The prohibition can only be imposed if clear and convincing evidence shows the respondent poses an immediate danger. It also grants the respondent an automatic right to appeal the order within ten days.

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