House lawmakers seek changes to relief from abuse order process

Maxine Grad speaks to fellow House Judiciary Committee members while taking testimony in April. File photo by Colin Meyn/VTDigger
Vermont House members are working on a bill aimed at requiring firearms to be removed from an accused domestic abuser when a person obtains an emergency relief from abuse order against them.
The legislation was talked about in broad strokes among lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, the first day lawmakers returned to the Statehouse for a special l