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This guide for prosecutors provides key information on the federal Gun Control Act prohibiting those subject to a protection order or those convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence from possessing a firearm or ammunition.

In Henderson, the Court held that a court-ordered transfer of a felon’s lawfully owned firearms from law enforcement custody to a third party is not barred by current federal firearm prohibitions.

This article examines practices in Wisconsin that help facilitate surrender of firearms from prohibited possessors.

Wisconsin recently enacted legislation intended to ensure that respondents subject to protection orders comply with the firearm surrender requirements.

This promising practice explores El Paso's court system's adoption of protocols to aid in the removal of firearms from dangerous abusers.