The phrase "domestic abusers" refers to people who harm or hurt their family members or intimate partners, typically through physical, emotional, or sexual abuse. Full definition
«Cuomo is seizing the moment, if a month late, to advance two ideas that play pretty well — keeping guns from domestic abusers, which has found favor even in some pretty conservative states, and an extended waiting period like California has,» said Robert Spitzer, distinguished professor at the State University of New York at Cortland and author of books on gun control nationwide and in New York. (newsday.com)
In early March 2018, Idaho lawmakers rejected a plan that would have would prohibited convicted domestic abusers from owning guns, a measure that many states have adopted in order to enforce a similar federal ban. (hanfordsentinel.com)
ALBANY - Domestic abusers in New York who are convicted on either felony or many misdemeanor charges will have all their firearms - not just handguns - taken from them. (wrfalp.com)