Will an injunction take away my guns?

A domestic violence injunction generally requires surrender of firearms and ammunition and prohibits possession while it's in effect. Federal law imposes its own prohibition tied to qualifying protective orders.

Practical points people don't anticipate. Surrender means actual surrender, usually to law enforcement, with a receipt. Transferring guns to a family member in the same household generally doesn't satisfy the requirement, because possession includes constructive possession — the same analysis that applies in drug cases.

Possessing a firearm while subject to a qualifying order is a separate offense, and the federal exposure is significant.

Different injunction types carry different firearms consequences, so which type was entered matters.

Recovery at the end of the order isn't automatic; there's a process.

If you own firearms and an injunction has been served on you, this is the item to address first, before anything else.