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Replies(3) Why is this bill so important? Because the presence of a firearm drastically increases the likelihood that intimate partner violence will lead to a homicide, especially against women. (Shutterstock) On Extreme Risk Protection Orders
by State Sen. Will Haskell
Here s the sad truth: we ll never end gun violence without addressing the many tragedies that take place at home. Intimate partners are responsible for a huge swath of gun deaths, particularly those that impact women. But these homicides are frustratingly difficult to address. Magazine capacity limits and assault weapons bans can help reduce mass shootings, but they are less effective at stopping violence within a household.
Yesterday, H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Mike Thompson (D-CA), along with original cosponsors House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Representatives Fred Upton (R-MI), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX),…
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