Harrisburg >> The Pennsylvania Senate this week passed several major domestic violence bills, including landmark legislation sponsored by Sens. Tom Killion, R-9, and Tom McGarrigle, R-26. The bills, which provide additional protections for victims of domestic violence, all received bipartisan unanimous votes. Killion represents much of Chester and Delaware counties.
Senate Bill 501, sponsored by Killion, was among the bills approved in the Senate. This bill will require for the first time in Pennsylvania the relinquishment of all guns by individuals who are the subject of Protection From Abuse (PFA) orders, and this must be done within 24 hours. The legislation also dramatically shortens from 60 days to 48 hours the time defendants convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence must surrender their guns.
