Richard Blumenthal: “these relatively minuscule penalties... plainly, I think, provide an inadequate deterrent to violation-of-safety…”

Taken together they present a clear picture of a fatally flawed process that cannot and will not protect American voters.

This is not just incompetence, it is designed malfunction.

I have a very strong hope and some faith that our system of justice will strike down this unconstitutional and unconscionable rule.

This legislation closes a gaping loophole—to save lives when current law leaves domestic abuse victims most vulnerable to violent partners with guns.