“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: cnn.com/2025/08/13/health/me…
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. publichealth.jhu.edu/center-…
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.
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Scholars with the @RockefellerInst say extreme risk protection orders are making New York safer, but have suggestions on how the system can be improved.
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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. cnn.it/3Mzikh9
"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:
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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.
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Last night, I attended a West Wing anniversary event at @SixthandI. Martin Sheen concluded with a sermon of sorts, which included this powerful message about gun violence.
The Center is hosting a webinar, Blueprint for Safety: Crafting and Strengthening Effective Extreme Risk Protection Order Laws, on Sept 6th at 12pm EST. Panelists will offer diverse perspectives in mobilizing grassroots efforts to influence state policy:
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