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<blockquote data-quote="mons meg" data-source="post: 1887762" data-attributes="member: 90">Short version:&nbsp; An acquaintance of mine is going through some drama with his now-ex over child custody.&nbsp;&nbsp; She filed a VPO against him making various claims that he was dangerous.&nbsp;&nbsp; The judge apparently put in the VPO that he had to turn in his firearms.&nbsp; <img src="/images/smilies/image488.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bigeye:" title="Image488&nbsp; &nbsp; :bigeye:" data-shortname=":bigeye:" />&nbsp; I&#039;m not a lawyer, but this seems a HUGE due process violation.&nbsp; I will also say that while I don&#039;t know the facts, the statements she made while applying for the VPO don&#039;t match her 911 call, and other problems with her story.&nbsp; Also, there are many other reasons to doubt her credibility on this issue which I won&#039;t go into here.Shortly after their lawyers met to discuss the court date, the ex agreed to drop the VPO (the day before court).&nbsp; So, now he has his guns back after he had to turn them in to the local PD.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;m assuming his lawyer advised him it would be better to play along than make a big fuss about his pistols.My big question here is, how is a VPO like that even remotely legal?&nbsp; I know federal and many state&#039;s laws prohibit PURCHASING while under a VPO or other domestic order, but to have to give up your firearms pending some sort of resolution in the courts is ludicrous to me.&nbsp; Has anyone else out there heard of stuff like this happening?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mons meg, post: 1887762, member: 90"] Short version: An acquaintance of mine is going through some drama with his now-ex over child custody. She filed a VPO against him making various claims that he was dangerous. The judge apparently put in the VPO that he had to turn in his firearms. :bigeye: I'm not a lawyer, but this seems a HUGE due process violation. I will also say that while I don't know the facts, the statements she made while applying for the VPO don't match her 911 call, and other problems with her story. Also, there are many other reasons to doubt her credibility on this issue which I won't go into here. Shortly after their lawyers met to discuss the court date, the ex agreed to drop the VPO (the day before court). So, now he has his guns back after he had to turn them in to the local PD. I'm assuming his lawyer advised him it would be better to play along than make a big fuss about his pistols. My big question here is, how is a VPO like that even remotely legal? I know federal and many state's laws prohibit PURCHASING while under a VPO or other domestic order, but to have to give up your firearms pending some sort of resolution in the courts is ludicrous to me. Has anyone else out there heard of stuff like this happening? [/QUOTE]

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