More than 20 states have laws requiring people who have been served with temporary restraining orders in domestic violence cases to immediately give up their firearms without a hearing being held. Still, the Connecticut legislature’s passage of a similar measure attracted national attention, as it added to the list of gun control laws enacted in the state since 2012′s Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
The measure was passed by the state Senate 23-13 on May 2 after having been approved by the House in late April. Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy is an enthusiatic supporter of the legislation. “We have a moral obligation to work to prevent needless tragedy and to make this the law,” Malloy said, in a prepared statement. “Women in abusive relationships are five times more likely to be killed if their abuser has access to a firearm… When an instance of domestic violence rises to the point that a temporary restraining order is needed, we must do everything we can to prevent tragedy.”
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