Restraining orders and gun rights
People wonder why I find restraining orders restricting one’s right to arms a bad idea? This is why. Rights stripped without due process.
6 Responses to “Restraining orders and gun rights”
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September 5th, 2008 at 9:34 am
I was under the impression that, in order to get a restraining order, you had to have at least one police report as evidence of the threat.
You can request a restraining order with no documentation/evidence?
September 5th, 2008 at 10:00 am
This kind of restraining order does not effect gun rights on the federal level. Only a domestic violence restraining order does that.
September 5th, 2008 at 11:33 am
This is a harassment complaint, but if it is sustained, I’ll lose my CPL while the order is in effect, and it can affect my ability to hold a security clearance (kinda important for my job in the aerospace industry).
These kinds of complaints can be filed without evidence, but generally can not be sustained, so it will likely go away when we see the judge in two weeks, but I want to make sure it goes away since I can’t risk getting a judge sympathetic to a Section 8 renter who is about to get evicted (and lose their Section 8 status) and thus not seeing the obvious abuse of the system.
September 5th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Yep, that sucks. I feel for you completely. You are right to lawyer up. Just look at it as a fee to get rid of the assholes. Money well spent. :0
September 5th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
It is a shame that your life can be so deleteriously affected without any grounding in fact or justification. I too side with Uncle on this.
September 6th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
A precaution would be to remove weapons to a safe location until the TRO is resolved. Get a good lawyer your costs would be much higher to lose your clearance.
In the meantime have a good bat ready.