Reporting the abuse wouldn't necessarily disqualify him from having or buying guns. My father pulled a gun on my mother while they were traveling. He trapped her in a camper and took off. She managed to speed dial my brother who called the police. They were able to find the pickup camper by the landscape and road markers she told my brother. One pulled over, my father convinced police it was my mom having an issue and he took gun away from her. The police took her to a hotel and allowed the abuser, my father to go. I helped her get home and we had a restraining order placed against him. He has a large gun collection and lots of ammunition. He still drove by her work which was reported. NOTHING was done to prevent him from obtaining or keeping his guns. He refuses to get treatment for his bipolar issues as this might prevent him from future purchases of guns....so....now he is unmedicated, known to easily become angry, and had his own arsenal. No...My mother and I don't feel safe and not anything we can do about it unless he actually shoots someone. I don't propose to know the answer, but think having good therapy without fear of losing his guns might be safer in the long run.
