Post by Logan on Jun 10, 2016 16:08:47 GMT -6
HARTFORD – A year after a similar effort failed, lawmakers, domestic violence groups and the family of an Oxford woman slain by her husband came to the Capitol Friday to celebrate a new law aimed at preventing tragedies in the future.
Relatives of Lori Jackson Gellatly surrounded Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in the Old Judiciary Room as he signed a bill prohibiting the possession and purchase of firearms by those subject to a temporary restraining order. Gellatly, 32, was shot and killed by her estranged husband, Scott Gellatly, after she filed a temporary order but before a court appearance to consider more permanent protection.
"After losing their daughter this family decided to commit themselves to this issue, the issue of domestic violence with a gun," Malloy said. "Their steady encouragement helped us get this bill over the finish line after it had failed in past years. … This bill will save lives."
Rep. Caroline Simmons, D-Stamford, said the "common-sense bill" was similar to laws that existed in more than 20 other states. She said there were 40,000 victims of domestic violence in Connecticut last year, and that domestic violence victims are five times more likely to be killed if their abuser has access to a gun.
Read more: www.courant.com/politics/hc-malloy-domestic-violence-20160610-story.html
Relatives of Lori Jackson Gellatly surrounded Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in the Old Judiciary Room as he signed a bill prohibiting the possession and purchase of firearms by those subject to a temporary restraining order. Gellatly, 32, was shot and killed by her estranged husband, Scott Gellatly, after she filed a temporary order but before a court appearance to consider more permanent protection.
"After losing their daughter this family decided to commit themselves to this issue, the issue of domestic violence with a gun," Malloy said. "Their steady encouragement helped us get this bill over the finish line after it had failed in past years. … This bill will save lives."
Rep. Caroline Simmons, D-Stamford, said the "common-sense bill" was similar to laws that existed in more than 20 other states. She said there were 40,000 victims of domestic violence in Connecticut last year, and that domestic violence victims are five times more likely to be killed if their abuser has access to a gun.
Read more: www.courant.com/politics/hc-malloy-domestic-violence-20160610-story.html