lori jackson sought a temporary restraining order. it should have protected her. law failed her. granted that restraining order after determining that her husband posed a clear threat to her safety and the safety of her children. even after that determination her husband was still able to keep the gun that killed her. even if he hadn't possess that gun he could have legally purchased a new one. even at the moment of heightened he had learned that she had left and was seeking int restraining order -- most states somebody subject to a temporary restraining order can lose access to his house, to , buthildren, to his car under federal law he can still keep his guns. some may be considered too dangerous to see their son. of but not too dangerous to buy handguns. loophole, abused victims are the least protective by the laws of our nation. at the moment they are in the most danger. hurray likely to be physically harmed because of the rage and grasp of their estranged spouse or intimate partner. they're less protected than any other time. during that. will -- during that period when a ju

were jackson's family --lori jackson's family among them. thank you for being here with us. it has given us impetus and momentum in the effort to solve this problem, which we will do. thank you very much. >> i turned to senator grassley. apologize toke to mr. daniel for missing his testimony and say sorry for the loss you talked about. also to apologize to everybody. this is an apology i've done the third time in the last half-hour. first we news conference with senator gillibrand and then to a group of people i work with closely on foster care. it is a rude way to treat all you folks who come here when we have to have two votes and two intervening things. but i appreciate your understanding that. my first question is going to be to professor malcolm. took effect this month that allows people who receive an emergency protective order and pass a background check to obtain a provisional concealed carry permit in one day. i view this as a law that enables victims to protect themselves when the police are not around and their abuser's information would not show up in a backgroun