How do protective orders really help women? In light of today's mass shooting..

[glacierbay]

195. I'm going to have to dispute your post

Like I've told you before, I have 30 years dealing with this issue and I know what I'm talking about. Here in MO, when an Order of Protection is issued, LE will confiscate the abusers firearms and then the name is placed in the computer as a temporarily prohibited person until the case is judged, then we either return the firearms or we dispose of the firearms, depending on the judgement, now, that's not saying that the abuser can't go to a private seller and buy a gun, that's why I support the opening of NICS for private sellers to determine if the buyer is a prohibited person. As far as registration, that's a no-go for me, the govt. has no business knowing what the citizens own.
However, that won't stop someone who is determined to injure or kill their victim, they'll just use another weapon.
I have seen far too many domestic violence victims injured or killed by other means than guns.