SB 718 and HB 499 are companion bills. Thy seek to expand the already forbidden Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Conviction with just an arrest and immediately confiscating any weapon on sight or after a consented search.
These are the two idiots behind the bills.
The geniuses thinking they are doing a grand job protecting women from abuse, they manage to leave them in the house unarmed, subject to future attacks.
And welcome to the death of innocent till proven guilty and confiscation without a court order.
Two thoughts: One, no provision for preventing a real abuser from using an axe, baseball bat or knife to “punish” the victim (not buying that a woman is always the victim) but it does limit the options for the victim to defend themselves. Two, “Within 14 days after the conclusion of a proceeding…” many legal proceeding these days take a year or more to “conclude” unless the defendant pleads guilty. Even if the “conclusion” is a finding of not guilty ones guns are gone for a year or better.