Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
This amendment reflects a suggestion from the National Association of Women and the Law to strengthen language in this bill around weapons prohibitions as a condition of recognizance for offenders in intimate partner violence cases.
Experts from the National Association of Women and the Law have told us that it is essential to close loopholes in the Firearms Act that continue to endanger survivors of intimate partner violence. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment and protect women and gender-diverse people from gun violence.