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Support our latest campaign:

Protect Domestic Violence Survivors from Armed Abusers

70 Michigan women and children are killed by their abuser with a gun each year. 

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There are real lives behind this appalling statistic.

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Maybe you heard the story of Amber Thomas, who was killed by her ex-boyfriend in Saline after leaving a nine year abusive relationship.

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Or Andricka McIntosh, who was killed by her husband in the driveway of their home in Detroit on the morning of their divorce hearing.

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Or the Tran family in Fruitport, whose members were shot and some killed by their husband and father after his wife filed for divorce.

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Senator Chang’s SB 471 & 472 and Representative O’Neal’s HB 4945 & 4946 would bring Michigan in line with 31 other states and prevent those convicted of any domestic violence charge from possessing firearms for 8 years after the completion of their sentence.

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Domestic violence escalates. Abusers often retaliate when a survivor finally gets the courage to leave, seek a restraining order, or report their abuse to the police. In these situations, if an abuser owns a gun, domestic violence becomes five times deadlier.

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Michigan does prevent those convicted of felony domestic violence from possessing guns, but not misdemeanor DV. We know that the vast majority of DV is charged or pled down to a misdemeanor. That’s why we need to expand our laws to include all DV convictions.

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This change would also bring Michigan into line with federal law. This is necessary because local police enforce domestic violence and gun laws, not the federal government.

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Contact your legislator today!

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35% of women killed by a gun in Michigan are killed by an intimate partner

(Michigan Violent Death Reporting System)

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Two thirds of mass shootings are related to domestic violence, usually men shooting their families.

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