King Co. task force takes away 134 guns from domestic violence suspects in just 3 months

by Jennifer Sullivan

Thu, January 25th 2018, 2:11 AM UTC

Last year King County created a task force to focus on speeding up the process of getting guns out of the hands of domestic-violence suspects. During the three-month pilot they confiscated 134 firearms, the previous year in entirety 124 guns were taken from accused abusers in King County. (Photo: KOMO News){p}{/p}

"Guns are used as a way to intimidate domestic partners," said Renee Hopkins from the WA Alliance for Gun Responsibility. (Photo: KOMO News){p}{/p}

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Last year King County created a task force to focus on speeding up the process of getting guns out of the hands of domestic-violence suspects. During the three-month pilot they confiscated 134 firearms, the previous year in entirety 124 guns were taken from accused abusers in King County. (Photo: KOMO News)

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