Democrats Pass Gun CONFISCATION Bill - 05/04/16
In the United States of America, we have the right of due process; the right to be seen as innocent until proven guilty in the eyes of the law. But, in Connecticut, new legislation is about to become law penalizing the accused prior to being found guilty, and it is infringing on a constitutional right.
“Accused domestic abusers would have to surrender firearms within 24 hours under legislation that won final approval in the Connecticut State Senate Monday,” reports Ken Dixon of the Connecticut Post. “[The bill] would require alleged domestic abusers – in most cases, men – to immediately give up their guns and ammunition if their partners seek restraining orders.”
Connecticut Governor Daniel P. Malloy indicated after the vote he supports the measure and intends to sign it into law. Proponents of the bill claim the goal is to protect women from the “increased lethality at a critical point in a relationship: when they are trying to leave their abusers.”
5,000 temporary restraining orders for instances of spousal abuse are issued annually in Connecticut, but only approximately half result in permanent orders. The law will require court hearings within seven days. If the judge decides against extending the orders, any confiscated weapons would be returned.
The Second Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees the right of all citizens to bear arms. If you have not been adjudicated as being afoul of the law, there are no caveats to that constitutional right. Yet, at every turn, the gun control lobby and their toady advocates are whittling away at that constitutional right. The enacted of the spousal abuse law in Connecticut is but one more piece of that right being whittled away.
Domestic complaints to law enforcement come in many different forms and for many different reasons. Many times, what presents as something clear-cut is but a façade to what really happened or for a much more serious problem.
Of more concern, there is more than reason to believe liberals want to use this law as a way to set precedent for federal law, pushing this gun control on all Americans, not just the people of Connecticut.
To be clear, spousal abuse – violent or otherwise – is never something to be excused. But penalizing someone – male or female – by encroaching on their constitutional rights before affording due process is the action of a system ruled by dictators.
Our Founders and Framers bequeathed to us the Constitution and the Bill of Rights to limit the amount of authority those in power could have over our lives. The rights outlined in the Bill of Rights – the first ten Amendments to the US Constitution – are sacrosanct for the law-abiding. But ever since Progressives deemed the Constitution as a “living document,” they have tried to diminish our claim to those codified rights.
The spousal abuse legislation enacted in Connecticut usurps the due process guaranteed to us under the Constitution and places an undue influence of judgment in the hands of preliminary accusation and cursory investigation. It has the ability to penalize the innocent while placing the rights of the individual at the mercy of the bureaucracy.
Let me take this one step further. Liberals blast away at the right for wanting to keep all Muslim refugees and illegals out of this country for fear of terrorism and/or crime. They say cutting off ALL of these people is unfair to those who have no criminal intention.
I ask, how is this law any different? In fact, it is worse! Liberals are actually looking out for non-citizens over those that have earned the right to be called Americans without having let them have their day in court. Since when is it okay for our leaders to put the needs of non-citizens ahead of those actually protected by OUR constitution.
“Accused domestic abusers would have to surrender firearms within 24 hours under legislation that won final approval in the Connecticut State Senate Monday,” reports Ken Dixon of the Connecticut Post. “[The bill] would require alleged domestic abusers – in most cases, men – to immediately give up their guns and ammunition if their partners seek restraining orders.”
Connecticut Governor Daniel P. Malloy indicated after the vote he supports the measure and intends to sign it into law. Proponents of the bill claim the goal is to protect women from the “increased lethality at a critical point in a relationship: when they are trying to leave their abusers.”
5,000 temporary restraining orders for instances of spousal abuse are issued annually in Connecticut, but only approximately half result in permanent orders. The law will require court hearings within seven days. If the judge decides against extending the orders, any confiscated weapons would be returned.
The Second Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees the right of all citizens to bear arms. If you have not been adjudicated as being afoul of the law, there are no caveats to that constitutional right. Yet, at every turn, the gun control lobby and their toady advocates are whittling away at that constitutional right. The enacted of the spousal abuse law in Connecticut is but one more piece of that right being whittled away.
Domestic complaints to law enforcement come in many different forms and for many different reasons. Many times, what presents as something clear-cut is but a façade to what really happened or for a much more serious problem.
Of more concern, there is more than reason to believe liberals want to use this law as a way to set precedent for federal law, pushing this gun control on all Americans, not just the people of Connecticut.
To be clear, spousal abuse – violent or otherwise – is never something to be excused. But penalizing someone – male or female – by encroaching on their constitutional rights before affording due process is the action of a system ruled by dictators.
Our Founders and Framers bequeathed to us the Constitution and the Bill of Rights to limit the amount of authority those in power could have over our lives. The rights outlined in the Bill of Rights – the first ten Amendments to the US Constitution – are sacrosanct for the law-abiding. But ever since Progressives deemed the Constitution as a “living document,” they have tried to diminish our claim to those codified rights.
The spousal abuse legislation enacted in Connecticut usurps the due process guaranteed to us under the Constitution and places an undue influence of judgment in the hands of preliminary accusation and cursory investigation. It has the ability to penalize the innocent while placing the rights of the individual at the mercy of the bureaucracy.
Let me take this one step further. Liberals blast away at the right for wanting to keep all Muslim refugees and illegals out of this country for fear of terrorism and/or crime. They say cutting off ALL of these people is unfair to those who have no criminal intention.
I ask, how is this law any different? In fact, it is worse! Liberals are actually looking out for non-citizens over those that have earned the right to be called Americans without having let them have their day in court. Since when is it okay for our leaders to put the needs of non-citizens ahead of those actually protected by OUR constitution.