18 U.S.C. § 922 d(8), d(9), g(8), g(9)

National Center on Full Faith and Credit

Explanation of firearms law 18 U.S.C. § 922 d(8), d(9), g(8), g(9). "It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition..."

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Enforcing Domestic Violence Firearm Prohibitions

A Report on Promising Practices

National Center on Full Faith and Credit

This report highlights promising practices currently employed around the United States and in tribal jurisdictions that represent innovative approaches to enforcing domestic violence firearm prohibitions. It provides brief descriptions of programs that are located primarily in law enforcement agencies, prosecutors' offices, courts, and probation departments.

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Model Law Enforcement Policy

Serving and Enforcing Protection Orders and Seizing Firearms in Domestic Violence Cases

National Center on Full Faith and Credit

The purpose of the Model Law Enforcement Policy is to provide policies and standard operating procedures for the following specific areas that may be encountered by a law enforcement agency: service of process/notice to Respondents of protection orders; the enforcement of protection orders that were issued by a court of another State, Indian Tribe, or U.S. territory or possession; the seizure of firearms from persons who are prohibited from possessing firearms pursuant to a protection order, State law, or Federal law; the storage and return of seized firearms; and law enforcement officers who are subject to protection orders or who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.

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Procedures for Firearms Surrender

Compiled by Judge Amy Karan and Barbara Hart

The Honorable Amy Karan, Administrative Judge of the 11th Judicial Circuit's dedicated Domestic Violence Court (Protection Order and Criminal) in Miami, FL, has crafted comprehensive procedures and forms related to surrender and return of firearms (including ammunition, and concealed weapons permits); Judge Karan notes that these instructions, procedures, and forms are a work in process and are continuously being re-thought and revised based on new law and practice requirements.

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