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Posted on August 2, 2014

NRA Member Works To Stop Domestic Abusers from Getting Guns

Every month, an average of 48 women are killed with guns by current or former intimate partners. This accounts for more domestic violence deaths than all other weapons combined. Here Elvin Daniel, an NRA member whose sister was shot and … read more

Posted on July 30, 2014

Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing On Protecting Women From Gun Violence

On Wednesday, July 30th, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on protecting women from gun violence. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) presided over the hearing and noted that American women are 11 times more likely to be killed with guns … read more

Posted on July 30, 2014

Fact Sheets on Domestic Violence and Guns for 27 States

Today the Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a landmark hearing on the intersection between domestic violence and gun violence. The Center for American Progress and the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence just released fact sheets for 27 states that … read more

Posted on July 18, 2014

Attempted Intimidation of Seattle League of Women Voters

The Seattle-King County League of Women Voters reported that a bullet-ridden target was left outside their office in an attempt to intimidate them for their support of background checks on gun sales. They will not be intimidated by this. They … read more

Posted on July 16, 2014

What One Journalist Learned From Compiling Instances of Gun Violence

Over a year and a half ago, just after the Sandy Hook massacre, Jennifer Mascia began writing a blog and tracking who gets shot in America. She worked to compile as many instances of gun violence as she could find. … read more

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