Tuesday, November 28th, is the National Day of Giving. Please consider supporting Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors by donating to A.L.I.V.E. Inc. You can contact us at 740-283-3444, or our email at aliveinc@comcast.net.
Tuesday, November 28th, is the National Day of Giving.
Please consider supporting Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors by donating to the A.L.I.V.E. Inc. You can contact us at 740-283-3444, or our email at aliveinc@comcast.net.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider United States v. Rahimi this term, with oral arguments set for November 7 and a ruling expected next spring or early summer. In this case, the Court will determine whether the Second Amendment allows Congress to prohibit people subject to domestic violence protective orders from having firearms. An adverse ruling would result in many more women and children being injured and killed.
This information is from the Futures Without Violence Website.
FACTS
Guns in the hands of domestic violence abusers are deadly.
Gun violence is now the leading cause of death for children. A woman is more likely to be murdered when her abuser has access to a gun. And Black and Indigenous women, young people, those with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ community face disproportionately higher risk of domestic violence involving guns.
70 WOMEN IN AMERICA ARE SHOT AND KILLED BY THEIR DOMESTIC ABUSER IN AN AVERAGE MONTH.
NEARLY 1 MILLION WOMEN ALIVE TODAY HAVE BEEN SHOT OR SHOT AT BY AN INTIMATE PARTNER.
GUN VIOLENCE IS NOW THE NUMBER 1 CAUSE OF DEATH FOR CHILDREN
2/3 OF MASS SHOOTERS KILLED A FAMILY MEMBER OR INTIMATE PARTNER, OR HAD A HISTORY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
83% OF AMERICANS AGREE THAT DOMESTIC ABUSERS SHOULD BE BANNED FROM PURCHASING A GUN – INCLUDING 75% OF REPUBLICAN GUN OWNERS.