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Behind Closed Doors: Unmasking the Lethal Link Between Firearms and Domestic Violence

May 31, 2023

Taking Back Control Podcast | Season 3 | Episode 1

Did you know the risk of homicide increases by at least 500% when a firearm is present?

This means that a woman is five times more likely to be killed by her partner when the partner has access to a firearm.

June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month, and BWJP has an all-star lineup of experts in intimate partner violence and firearms to shed light on this deadly crisis.

• Rob Valente, Interim Director of the National Center on Gun Violence in Relationships
• Alicia Nichols, Deputy Director of the National Center on Gun Violence in Relationships
• Monica Player, Director of the National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit
• Sarah Hur Attorney Advisor for the National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit
• Lumarie Orozco Director of the Firearms Technical Assistance Project
• Rachel Graber Deputy Director of the Firearms Technical Assistance Project

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