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500 percent the increase in the risk of homicide if a gun is present in a domestic violence situation. https://ncadv.org/STATISTICS
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AndyS
Sep 2023
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CaliforniaPeggy
(152,640 posts)1. That makes sense; a horrible kind of sense.
If there's a domestic dispute going on, and a gun is present, well, it's easy to see where that will go.
And it needs to be stopped.
TexasDem69
(2,317 posts)2. Which is why most states bar domestic abusers
From owning a firearm, including the great state of Texas. There are consequences for committing a felony.
AndyS
(14,559 posts)3. Yes, that's a start.
Is there a mechanism for removing guns form those housholds? Is it implimented? The answer is yes on one and no the other.
What good are words if works don't follow?
TexasDem69
(2,317 posts)4. You tell me the mechanism for removing guns
From those households.
ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)5. Court orders processed by the cops tend to work quite well.