Domestic violence perpetrators must give up guns when ordered. Oftentimes, they don’t.

Domestic violence perpetrators must give up guns when ordered. Oftentimes, they don’t.

Under Florida law, the burden of ensuring that guns are surrendered under a domestic violence injunction lies mainly with accused abusers themselves, not with officers. If someone ignores an order, they can then be arrested. But making an arrest sometimes comes too late, if at all.