MILWAUKEE, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Wisconsin lawmakers vowed tougher gun laws for men accused of domestic abuse in the wake of a workplace shooting that killed three women in a Milwaukee mall.
Wisconsin state Rep. Jon Richards of Milwaukee said he plans to introduce a law that would allow police to remove firearms from the scene of a domestic battery case, bar the sale of a firearm to someone subject to a restraining order, and allow prosecutors and judges to be notified if someone charged with domestic battery has a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
Two other lawmakers said they would reintroduce failed legislation that would force abusers to prove they've turned over their weapons if a judge issues a restraining order against him.
The proposals come in the wake of a Sunday incident where Radcliffe Haughton, who family said has a long history of spousal abuse, is accused of storming into the spa where his estranged wife Zina worked, shooting her and two coworkers before killing himself.
The incident happened three days after a judge issued a restraining order barring Haughton from contact with his wife and forcing him to turn over any guns he owned.
