Policies that prohibit abusers from purchasing or possessing guns are effective at reducing intimate partner homicide, but laws regarding firearm removal often vary dramatically between states, and it can be difficult for survivors and those assisting them to know what removal laws exist in their states. That’s where Disarm Domestic Violence comes in.
Author: Kelly Roskam
Kelly Roskam, JD serves as General Counsel at the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence in Washington, DC. She has analyzed, advised on, and drafted numerous pieces of domestic violence and gun violence prevention legislation. Kelly received her Juris Doctor from the Pennsylvania State University – Dickinson School of Law.
Closing the Boyfriend Loophole
The gun lobby and their allies in Congress have routinely opposed both state and federal legislation to extend firearm prohibitions to abusive dating partners.