Public safety spars with due process.
Illinois lawmakers have passed legislation requiring police to take possession of guns from accused domestic abusers who are subject to protection orders. The Prairie State statute seeks to protect domestic violence victims but may run afoul of the due process guaranteed by the Constitution.
Rising Domestic Violence
In support of the new gun seizure bill, domestic violence advocate Amanda Pyron claimed: “There has been a 63% increase in domestic violence firearm-involved deaths between 2019 and 2023 across Illinois….” Those opposing the new restrictions (who outnumbered supporters two-to-one in witness testimony) raised concerns that innocent gun owners will lose rights to an untrustworthy government while domestic violence continues to escalate, that many smaller police departments lack…
