Lawmakers reject bills to strengthen firearm removal in domestic violence cases

By: Ethan DeWitt

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: March 12, 2026

Words: 1,015

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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After a man fatally shot his estranged wife in Berlin last year, the New Hampshire judicial branch was among many entities calling for changes.

The courts and police could have stopped Michael Gleason from killing Marisol Fuentes-Huaracha had they enforced a domestic violence protective order requiring Gleason to give up his firearms, the branch’s Internal Review Committee wrote in an August report.

And officers could have better enforced that order had there been clearer processes …

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