Surrounded by advocates and lawmakers in the Statehouse lobby, Gov.
Nikki Haley on Thursday signs the domestic violence bill stiffening
penalties, barring offenders from possessing guns and requiring
education. Paul Zoeller/Staff Local news
South Carolina on Thursday took a step toward better protecting victims and punishing batterers after more than a decade as one of the deadliest states for women at the hands of men.
Surrounded by lawmakers who fought for tougher penalties and a partial
gun ban for offenders and victims advocates in the Statehouse lobby,
Gov. Nikki Haley signed the domestic violence reform bill passed by the
House and Senate after months of brinkmanship and negotiations.
“A huge statement is being made today and that is that South Carolina
is no longer thinking about the convenience of the abuser,” Haley said.
“South Carolina is thinking about strengthening the survivor.”
State Attorney General Alan Wilson, who lobbied lawmakers to give
prosecutors the tools they needed to lock up repeat offenders and get
others into treatment, said Thursday the law represents a milestone for
South Carolina.
From this moment forth, domestic abusers are under a double secret gun ban.
ReplyDeletehttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0cF2piwjYQ
Making light of a serious situation?
DeleteAre you unaware that this is redundant?
DeleteNo it's not, TS. But what's is is your attempt to act superior. All the SC legislators and the gov are idiots and and no one noticed until you caught them at it.
DeleteOh, they are aware of the redundancy with the national law. It's political theater.
DeleteDomestic abusers. Prohibited persons. Any questions?
ReplyDeleteYeah, apparently TS has some questions.
DeleteMy only question is why is South Carolina wasting time and resources on political theater since domestic abusers are already barred from owning guns nationally?
DeleteMaybe to send a message. Maybe to increase the penalties. Maybe to make up for the lack of enforcement by the feds.
DeleteThat doesn't sound like "wasting time and resources on political theater."
State police can enforce federal law.
DeletePunishments are rarely carried out to the extent of the law. I really doubt SC had the problem of not being able to lock domestic abusers up long enough as they would like. This "over charge" philosophy is one that you endorse. You keep saying "no one will go to jail for that" when the law states they will, but defending the law at the same time. I'd like to see reform in that area.