Yesterday the Alabama House passed the Domestic Violence Victims Empowerment Act. Sounds nice, right?

Not so quick -- the purpose of the bill is to make it easier for DV victims to arm themselves. The AP reports that the bills allows protective orders to be among the evidence a sheriff can consider when determining whether to issue a 90-day permit to carry a concealed weapon.

When asked about bill, Rep. Ronnie Sutton, chairman of the judiciary committee, explained that: "Obviously, it doesn't do very much. But technically, it does two things. It makes a bunch of people feel more secure, and it seriously runs the risk of getting somebody killed." Ummmm, what?

In fact, before the House approved the bill, there was much discussion of various scenarios under which a domestic violence victim might kill the abuser *or* the abuser might take the victim's gun and kill her. (sigh). Are we really supposed to believe this is a legislative solution?