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Senate debates handgun‑purchase restriction tied to protective orders and decides to defer action
Summary
Senate Bill 2 42 would bar handgun purchases by persons under protective orders for the duration of the order; sponsors cited 1994 domestic homicide statistics. After floor debate about fiscal implications and overlap with a prioritized House bill, the Senate circled the bill for later action.
Senate Bill 2 42, introduced by Senator Steiner, would prohibit persons subject to protective orders from purchasing handguns for the length of the protective order. Steiner told colleagues the protective order typically runs 120 days and argued the temporary prohibition addresses an immediate safety risk, citing floor data: "Last year, 1994, there were 18 domestic homicides. Of these, 13…
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