Under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and the 1996 Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban, individuals, including police officers and armed forces personnel, are prohibited from possessing a firearm if they are subject to a restraining order regarding an intimate partner.  Yet restraining orders are notoriously easy to obtain. Unless the accused can get the order undone at a hearing--no easy feat in today's climate--any police officer's or serviceman's career is one flimsy accusation away from destruction.

For many fathers, the destruction is double. Since restraining orders are often used as first strike weapons in divorce, falsely accused officers often have their careers destroyed at exactly the moment they are slapped with stiff child support obligations, spousal support, and legal costs.

Hear POSC Founder Eric Washington on His Side with Glenn Sacks

Glenn's Column "VAWA Renewal Provides Opportunity to Stop Destruction of Innocent Cops’ Careers"
Ft. Worth Star-Telegram (7/19/05)
Tallahassee Democrat (7/19/05)
Daily Breeze [Los Angeles] (7/19/05)
LewRockwell.com (7/20/05)

The Police Officer Solidarity Commission is the first organization to unite falsely accused officers to fight these draconian and unconstitutional domestic violence policies. The organization was founded by Eric Washington, a highly decorated 26 year veteran of the East Orange New Jersey police department whose career was nearly destroyed by a false domestic violence accusation from a mentally ill woman.

To contact the Police Officer Solidarity Commission, click here.