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In reply to the discussion: Fearing Her Husband, She Took His Guns To Police. They Arrested Her. [View all]KY_EnviroGuy
(14,491 posts)29. A state lawmaker responds with help...
State lawmaker outraged over Lakeland womans arrest
By Kathy Leigh Berkowitz, The Ledger (Lakeland, FL)
Posted Jun 21, 2019 at 4:43 PM
Link: https://www.theledger.com/news/20190621/state-lawmaker-outraged-over-lakeland-womans-arrest
I hope this woman has a safe place to stay. Protective orders do not stop bullets.....
Perhaps this guy should be wearing a government-issue Rolex until the trial is over. Makes no sense he's even out on bail considering he's had numerous protective orders against him in the past, and just committed a dangerous act against the woman......
By Kathy Leigh Berkowitz, The Ledger (Lakeland, FL)
Posted Jun 21, 2019 at 4:43 PM
Link: https://www.theledger.com/news/20190621/state-lawmaker-outraged-over-lakeland-womans-arrest
LAKELAND The story on the arrest of Courtney Taylor Irby for gathering her estranged husbands guns to turn them over to the Lakeland Police Department while he was being held in the Polk County Jail on domestic violence charges aroused the attention of Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando, from the 47th District in Orange County.
Eskamani issued a statement Friday saying, The case of Courtney Taylor Irby demonstrates once more the dangerous linkage between intimate partner violence and access to firearms. Court records show that Irby applied for a temporary injunction against her husband and the two were in the process of a divorce. She was actively protecting herself and her family from an estranged husband who had not turned over his firearms to law enforcement, and was arrested for it. We should be outraged by her arrest, and Irby should not be prosecuted by the local State Attorneys office.
Eskamani also noted that in 2018, Florida lawmakers passed a risk protection order law. In Florida, only a law enforcement officer or agency can file a petition for a risk protection order, which should have happened in this case, she said. Federal gun laws already protect women from domestic abusers by prohibiting gun possession for people convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or subject to a final domestic violence restraining order. But dangerous gaps and weaknesses in the system remain at the state level.
State Sen. Lori Berman, D-Boynton Beach, and Eskamani filed SB1206/HB941 to close the gaps, according to Eskamani in a statement to The Ledger. Our bill requires a person convicted of a misdemeanor offense of domestic violence to surrender (when convicted) all firearms and ammunition in his or her possession to law enforcement. Our bill never got a hearing, but we plan to refile it in 2020.
According to Polk County Jail records, Joseph Irby was released on $10,000 bail the day after his arrest on June 14.
Taken into custody June 15, Courtney Taylor Irby was released from the county jail on $7,000 bond Thursday.
Eskamani issued a statement Friday saying, The case of Courtney Taylor Irby demonstrates once more the dangerous linkage between intimate partner violence and access to firearms. Court records show that Irby applied for a temporary injunction against her husband and the two were in the process of a divorce. She was actively protecting herself and her family from an estranged husband who had not turned over his firearms to law enforcement, and was arrested for it. We should be outraged by her arrest, and Irby should not be prosecuted by the local State Attorneys office.
Eskamani also noted that in 2018, Florida lawmakers passed a risk protection order law. In Florida, only a law enforcement officer or agency can file a petition for a risk protection order, which should have happened in this case, she said. Federal gun laws already protect women from domestic abusers by prohibiting gun possession for people convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or subject to a final domestic violence restraining order. But dangerous gaps and weaknesses in the system remain at the state level.
State Sen. Lori Berman, D-Boynton Beach, and Eskamani filed SB1206/HB941 to close the gaps, according to Eskamani in a statement to The Ledger. Our bill requires a person convicted of a misdemeanor offense of domestic violence to surrender (when convicted) all firearms and ammunition in his or her possession to law enforcement. Our bill never got a hearing, but we plan to refile it in 2020.
According to Polk County Jail records, Joseph Irby was released on $10,000 bail the day after his arrest on June 14.
Taken into custody June 15, Courtney Taylor Irby was released from the county jail on $7,000 bond Thursday.
I hope this woman has a safe place to stay. Protective orders do not stop bullets.....
Perhaps this guy should be wearing a government-issue Rolex until the trial is over. Makes no sense he's even out on bail considering he's had numerous protective orders against him in the past, and just committed a dangerous act against the woman......
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Judi Lynn
Jun 2019
OP
"Stand your ground" is a big fave in Florida for far less threatening situations. n/t
Judi Lynn
Jun 2019
#5
WTF? you are saying that she is a meth addict without evidence or proof. Nice.
TeamPooka
Jun 2019
#19
She looks fine, except for being mistreated by the police. You also claim to not be judging,
TeamPooka
Jun 2019
#23
"to do what she did" wtf are you talking about? She didn't do drugs, she is an abused woman who
TeamPooka
Jun 2019
#42
You're assuming she broke in, the article doesn't say that. She probably has a key.
SunSeeker
Jun 2019
#17
I want a follow up report. Since the cops knew he had guns and was under order to relinquish them
ProudLib72
Jun 2019
#10
Yes, they gave them back! The article notes he now has "full access" to his "arsenal."
SunSeeker
Jun 2019
#12
The cops aided and abetted the abuser to violate a court order banning firearm possession!
SunSeeker
Jun 2019
#16
And that's after a judge ordered that he was barred from possessing weapons!!!
SunSeeker
Jun 2019
#15
What the fuck is wrong with those cops?! She didn't keep the guns, she brought them to the police.
SunSeeker
Jun 2019
#11
Lakeland Police Department sounds like a bunch of fucking idiots. Legally Corrupt idiots.
TeamPooka
Jun 2019
#18
Apparently they're claiming she was armed with his guns! But she didn't use them to rob him.
SunSeeker
Jun 2019
#24
There's nothing logical about jailing a wife for turning in guns her husband was ordered give up. nt
SunSeeker
Jun 2019
#69
They were still married. The guns were probably marital property (community property).
SunSeeker
Jun 2019
#54
OFFS. The judge knew he had the guns, that's why he ordered him to turn them in
SunSeeker
Jun 2019
#62
She was defending hereself and her kids. He was not supposed to have the guns.
SunSeeker
Jun 2019
#70
For a bunch of folks who decry 'taking the law into their own hands', there are some hypocrites here
X_Digger
Jun 2019
#46
OMFG. You're not married to your neighbor. Your neighbor did not repeatedly try to kill you.
SunSeeker
Jun 2019
#52
If a husband broke into his estranged wife's house, would that be kosher with you?
X_Digger
Jun 2019
#55
Her lawyer is stating black letter law about what constitutes theft or conversion.
SunSeeker
Jun 2019
#64
I notice a few gunners posting, supporting police. Always protecting their gunz over life, kids, etc
Hoyt
Jun 2019
#59
You still don't get the point XDigger. You guys are always looking for a reason to shoot.
Hoyt
Jun 2019
#63
Yup. Rather than an abused woman trying to defend herself, some see a "gun grabber."
SunSeeker
Jun 2019
#65