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Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Legislation

TO:                Cumberland Valley Rising
FROM:          Morgan Plant
RE:                Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Legislation

As promised at Saturday’s meeting, I am providing information about contacting our new State Senator Mike Regan to ask him to co-sponsor the Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Legislation.  This bill is being re-introduced in the new legislative session by Sen. Tom Killion (R-Delaware).  Last session our former Senator, Pat Vance, who has now retired, first introduced this. 
Senator Regan, a former federal marshal, served two terms in the House and won election to fill the seat of Sen. Vance, which includes parts of Cumberland and York counties, in the last election. 
I am including a detailed fact sheet on the legislation prepared by the PA Coalition Against Domestic Violence. 

We are asking Sen. Regan to become a co-sponsor of this bill, which will be introduced soon.  Please be respectful but firm and make the point that this legislation is designed to affect only abusers who have had a FINAL Protection From Abuse order filed against them.  This means they have had a chance to defend themselves in court against this charge.  The legislation does NOTHING to curtail the rights of responsible gun owners.

Please call, write or visit Sen. Regan, who may be reached at the following:
Sen. Mike Regan
461 Main Capitol
Harrisburg, PA 17120
717-787-8524(Sorry, I had the wrong phone # at the meeting this morning!)

mregan@pasen.gov

1 E. Harrisburg Street
Dillsburg, PA 17019
(717) 432-0792
(717) 432-0795 (fax)

His website is www.senatormikereganpa.com.  I encourage you to sign up to receive updates and info from him.  If you are able to contact him please let me know how it goes.  morganplant@mac.com or
717.386.1012.  Thanks so much!  


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