Washingtons Sheenas Law presented to committee – Tue, 10 Feb 2015 PST

OLYMPIA Family and friends of a woman killed by her husband at a Spokane hospital last July tried to make it clear Monday they are not anti-gun. They arepro-warning.

Although a gun-rights group questioned whether Sheena Hendersons law would infringe on the Second Amendment, her father Gary Kennison said the proposal has nothing to do with taking guns away from people. Instead, its about letting family members know when a person who may be suffering from mental health issues or was accused of domestic violence gets their guns back from policecustody.

Sheena Henderson was killed by

You have viewed 20 free articles or blogs allowed within a 30-day period. FREE registration is now required for uninterrupted access.

S-R Media, The Spokesman-Review and Spokesman.com are happy to assist you. Contact Customer Service by email or call 800-338-8801

OLYMPIA Family and friends of a woman killed by her husband at a Spokane hospital last July tried to make it clear Monday they are not anti-gun. They arepro-warning.

Although a gun-rights group questioned whether Sheena Hendersons law would infringe on the Second Amendment, her father Gary Kennison said the proposal has nothing to do with taking guns away from people. Instead, its about letting family members know when a person who may be suffering from mental health issues or was accused of domestic violence gets their guns back from policecustody.

Sheena Henderson was killed by her husband, Christopher Henderson, last July. Christopher had been evaluated by law enforcement as a potential suicide risk less than 24 hours earlier, but after he had been cleared by Spokane Valley officers, he retrieved a gun from the Spokane Police Department that had been seized during an earlier suicide attempt; he went to Deaconess where Sheena worked, fatally shot her, then killedhimself.

The family assumed the gun was still in police custody, said Kennison, who was at the Spokane County Courthouse trying to get a restraining order that would have kept Christopher away from Sheena and allowed Deaconess to bar him from the area where she worked. Had I been notified that his gun had been retrieved, she would have been standing beside me at thecourthouse.

The proposed law would set up a three-day waiting period for the return of a gun seized under certain circumstances, and family notification that the return has beenrequested.

See original here:
Washingtons Sheenas Law presented to committee - Tue, 10 Feb 2015 PST