Those limited days of a temporary restrange order, that restraining order, shouldnt be able to go out and buy a weapon. This isnt a denial of due process that the judge actually has to make a finding that there is a threat of violence. Those are fairly limited circumstances, but if this amendment is passed, we will save lives. You know, senator blumenthal closed and ill close in the same vein by noting that, well, this amendment will save lives; it is not going to dramatically change the reality in this country, which is 80plus People Killed every day by guns. But everybody has a role to play in trying to reduce the rates of gun violence. A young man in new haven by the name of doug bethea lost a close friend of his, a 16yearold boy named torrence gamble. We saw at a funeral for another friend of theirs killed by gun values, and torrence said he wanted to get off the streets and start setting his life straight. He wanted to set up a time to meet with his friend doug to find a way out.
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