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Subcommittee seeks outside expert to improve firearm-surrender compliance in domestic-violence cases
Summary
The subcommittee voted to nominate Shauna Harrington as co-chair and discussed bringing consultant Darren Mitchell back to Connecticut to advise on offender firearms surrender and a possible pilot site; Mitchell is funded by a grant that may run out in May or June but could be available for civil- and criminal-court crossover work.
Gail Hardy, chief state's attorney's designee and co-chair of the subcommittee, said members plan to invite consultant Darren Mitchell to advise Connecticut on improving compliance with court-ordered firearm surrender in domestic-violence cases.
The subcommittee discussed Mitchell’s prior presentation to the full advisory council and a recent virtual meeting between Mitchell, Shauna Harrington and Hardy to explore next steps. Hardy said Mitchell is currently working under a grant that she believes expires in May or June but that he told the group he has another grant “on the horizon.”
Shauna Harrington, director of legal advocacy at the…
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