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

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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