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This simple thing would make us all safer

This simple thing would make us all safer

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month--and it's critical that we talk about the connection between guns and domestic violence.

1 in 4 women has experienced domestic violence. Passing universal background checks would go a long way to make women in America safer.


Sources:
http://www.vpc.org/studies/wmmw2013.pdf
http://libcloud.s3.amazonaws.com/9/8d/3/1757/Gun_laws_and_violence_against_women.pdf
http://libcloud.s3.amazonaws.com/9/47/c/1725/1/Evidence_that_Background_Checks_Work.pdf
http://www.governing.com/gov-data/safety-justice/gun-show-firearms-bankground-checks-state-laws-map.html

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month--and it's critical that we talk about the connection between guns and domestic violence.

1 in 4 women has experienced domestic violence. Passing universal background checks would go a long way to make women in America safer.


Sources:
http://www.vpc.org/studies/wmmw2013.pdf
http://libcloud.s3.amazonaws.com/9/8d/3/1757/Gun_laws_and_violence_against_women.pdf
http://libcloud.s3.amazonaws.com/9/47/c/1725/1/Evidence_that_Background_Checks_Work.pdf
http://www.governing.com/gov-data/safety-justice/gun-show-firearms-bankground-checks-state-laws-map.html

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