“Most perpetrators of mass shootings had domestic violence histories or targeted family or intimate partners,” said @lisabgeller, our Sr. Advisor for Implementation told @CNN. Read on: https://t.co/MHT6G2a0LU
We know that firearms are used in over 50% of intimate partner homicides.
Ensuring that domestic abusers are prohibited from purchasing and possessing firearms, and that firearms are actually removed from abusers, is critical to saving lives. https://t.co/PRQWAN5sLQ
We applaud the new executive action to reduce gun violence & save lives!
Today, @POTUS and @VP took important steps to promote safe gun storage, ERPO law implementation and community violence interventions.
https://t.co/ebkEsDIrco
The father of the Georgia school shooting suspect told investigators he purchased the gun used in the killings as a holiday present for his son, sources say. https://t.co/sGwf7S51na
"As someone who studies gun violence prevention laws and works to implement them, I can tell you that ERPO laws are designed to prevent such tragedies and minimize the hurdles present in Maine’s yellow flag law." Read @lisabgeller's op-ed in @PressHerald:
https://t.co/GXbDC8jLdH
Join us for a discussion on gun violence prevention, exploring how a comprehensive public health approach and evidence-based policy solutions can save lives. Open to all—because preventing gun violence is a responsibility we all share.
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Blueprint for Safety: Crafting and Strengthening Effective Extreme Risk Protection Order Laws, will take place on Sept 6 at 12PM EST. Panelists include, Tim Carey, @lisabgeller, @RepOMara, and @RipSullivan6.
Register: https://t.co/WYGApipIhD