Legal Pad: Guns and Domestic Violence a Loaded Issue

I spend a good bit of time in the Anderson County Family Court.  I see a lot of interesting things there.  Most are sad.  However, a recent Order of Protection Hearing, though somewhat routine on the surface, was thought provoking.

I have been a prosecutor, in one form or another, for almost two decades now.  I’ve also been involved in my fair share of nasty divorce cases.  As such, I am vehemently opposed to domestic violence in all its forms.  I am also, however, an ardent supporter of Second Amendment rights.  The Second Amendment states that “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”  Our Courts have interpreted this provision to apply to a citizen’s right to keep and bear arms...  See Full Column Here.