brian davis, a violent, convicted criminal, is not law abiding. i want to be crystal clear about a few things. one, what we are talking about here depends on a conviction. a conviction of domestic violence. that's a guilty verdict, after a just trial, aned a jiewt cated cated -- an adjudicated fairly trial. due process is intact, fully present, and i will not be compromised on that. i can promise you. two, domestic violence does not mean emotional distress. domestic violence does not mean a verbal argument. domestic violence means a violent crime. three, not a single innocent or law-abideing gun owner will or should be impacted. today, there are women trapped in relationships with violent criminals. our daughters and mothers, our friends and our neighbors. convicted violent criminals have proven themselves to be unfit to fully participate in our society. we can't choose to just protect women with a ring on their finger from violent abusers. we must hold violent criminals accountable. let's protect our daughters and punish the criminals. mr. presid