Establishes the Gun Violence Protective Order Act to issue protective orders preventing individuals from accessing firearms.
The Gun Violence Protective Order Act establishes procedures for courts to issue ex parte and one-year gun violence protective orders. These orders prohibit individuals from owning, purchasing, controlling, possessing, or receiving firearms or ammunition if they pose a danger to themselves or others. The court must order the respondent to surrender firearms and ammunition upon issuance of the order. The act also provides for the renewal or termination of one-year orders and sets criminal penalties for violations.
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