Tag Archives: Order of protection

New Report: Keeping Illegal Guns Out of Dangerous Hands

The article posted below is from a new report published by The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.  Firearm relinquishment, or dispossession, is an issue that we have been working to address. Earlier this summer, we convened a statewide task group of domestic violence advocates, law enforcement, prosecutors, and judges to discuss loopholes that make it easy for those convicted

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The Wild West World of Online Gun Exchanges

  Fascinating investigation into online gun exchanges reposted from the gunsenseismything blog When gun violence prevention (GVP) advocates speak about the need for universal background checks and the need to close the gun show loophole, there is always push back from the gun lobby. When those advocates speak about the prevalence and ease of buying guns online, the gun lobby

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