Karina's Bill, a bill designed to improve gun safety for domestic violence victims, has been passed by the Illinois General Assembly. The legislation was inspired by the tragic deaths of Karina Gonzalez and her daughter Daniela, who were killed by Gonzalez's husband.
Advocates for domestic violence victims and survivors gathered for a rally Thursday to urge the passage of proposed gun restriction legislation, known as Karina's Bill. It's been 18 months since Karina Gonzalez and her 15-year-old daughter Daniela were shot and killed on Fourth of July weekend at their Chicago home, allegedly by her husband. Gonzalez had filed for an order of protection from her husband just two weeks before her death.
That order caused his Firearm Owner's Identification card to be revoked, but law enforcement never removed the gun he owned from his possession. After more than a year of negotiations, the Illinois General Assembly passed 'Karina's Bill' on Tuesday with bipartisan support. It clarifies that local law enforcement must temporarily remove guns from a person who has an order of protection against them when the alleged victim successfully seeks firearm removal as a remedy in court. 'We are talking about people who are abusing the people that they claim to love, that are threatening them with harm, that are shooting them and killing them,' bill sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva, D-Chicago, told the Senate Monday night. Gonzalez's son, Manny Alvarez, who survived the 2023 shooting, joined Rep. Edgar Gonzalez Jr., D-Chicago, on the House floor for the bill's final passage. It needs only a signature from Gov. JB Pritzker to become law. Current law allows people asking a court for an order of protection to request a 'firearm remedy' that would lead to law enforcement removing guns from the alleged abuser's possession. Karina's bill seeks to close the loophole that made it unclear who was responsible for removing the gun from the situation. Under the bill, the person who seeks an order of protection can also ask the court to issue a search warrant that will allow local law enforcement to seize firearms from the alleged abuser
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GUN CONTROL ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE KARINA's BILL SAFETY
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