Sunday, September 20, 2009
Kentucky Considering Tougher Domestic Violence Laws
Kentucky lawmakers are proposing tougher domestic violence laws. They say statistics show one in every four women is a victim of domestic violence. Now, lawmakers want to pass new laws requiring those under domestic violence orders to wear an ankle bracelet monitor that would track their location and alert authorities when an order is violated.
Representatives Joni Jenkins and Mary Lou Marzian are drafting a proposal which appears to be headed for debate in Kentucky's 2010 legislative session of the General Assembly. The proposal would prohibit domestic violence offenders from possessing firearms, but Jenkins says a similar proposal about eight years ago failed to build up momentum in the legislature.
Representatives Joni Jenkins and Mary Lou Marzian are drafting a proposal which appears to be headed for debate in Kentucky's 2010 legislative session of the General Assembly. The proposal would prohibit domestic violence offenders from possessing firearms, but Jenkins says a similar proposal about eight years ago failed to build up momentum in the legislature.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 5:22 PM 
