As reported by The Stranger:

Christina Franklin, 27, was killed early Thursday morning in North Las Vegas, Nev. as she was dropped off her two young children at a daycare center. Her ex, who is the children’s father, shot Franklin, injuring their kids, ages 3 and 4, and then shot himself. According to Las Vegas Now, police are calling the murder a domestic dispute.

Not even 24 hours later, Eulalio Tordil fatally shot his ex-wife Gladys Tordil, 44, as she sat in her car waiting to pick up her daughters from High Point High School in Beltsville, Md. “[Eulalio] had received a no-contact order in March as part of a domestic violence case,” NBC Washington reported.

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According to Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence reports Washington state does not currently have a law that allows authorities to remove firearms or ammunition at the scene of a domestic violence incident.

But the Alliance for Gun Responsibility is hoping to change that. The organization is gathering signatures for Initiative 1491, which they hope will be on November’s ballot. The bill wants to allow Extreme Risk Protection Orders, which will “allow family members and law enforcement to ask a judge to temporarily suspend a person’s access to firearms if there is documented evidence that the person poses a serious threat to themselves or others.”

Read the full article, including a list of state legislators who have opposed responsible gun laws, here.