CT Cops Carve-Out on Gun Violence Restraining Order

By Robert Farago

TTAG reader Pascal writes:

Click here to read Connecticut’s SB 650: AN ACT CONCERNING TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS. Check out Section 3(b). The bill’s authors have created a cop carve-out. Whereas non-LEOs (law enforcement officers) may have to wait up to 14-days to get his ex parte hearing, to begin the process of recovering his or her firearms, if it’s a cop who’s subject to a pre-crime gun-confiscating TRO, well, that’s different. The law now says . . .

“such peace officer may request of the Judicial Branch that the hearing on the application be held as soon as practicable.”

In other words, a police officer who’s had a spouse, significant other or family member ask the court to remove his or her firearms pending an official hearing gets an immediate hearing.

Once again, it’s one rule for us and a different rule for them. Which begs the question: if the legislature is so worried about domestic violence, why do police get a special carve out?

ED: this is a terrible, terrible law that violates the 2nd amendment of the Constitutional and the presumption of innocence found in 5th, 6th, and 14th amendments. It should never see the light of day. It should …read more

Source:: Truth About Guns