Do Laws Restricting Access to Firearms by Domestic Violence Offenders Prevent Intimate Partner Homicide?

Vigdor, Elizabeth Richardson; Mercy, James A.

doi:10.1177/0193841x06287307

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“…State laws are required, and a substantial number of states have yet to pass enabling legislation. 7,11 The passage of legislation to ensure that federal law more fully reaches its potential to reduce gun-related threats and fatal and nonfatal injuries by intimate partners merits effort.…”

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Keeping Guns Out of the Hands of Abusers: Handgun Purchases and Restraining Orders

Vittes

Sorenson

2008

Am J Public Health

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Persons under certain domestic violence restraining orders are prohibited by federal law from purchasing and possessing a firearm. Little is known about their gun purchases. Using administrative data from one U.S. state, we linked 794,426 restraining orders with 1,388,724 handgun purchase applications. Findings suggest that restrained persons are not a less law abiding group in general, but they appear to be repeatedly or serially abusive to intimate partners. Their handgun purchase rates were highest after the order expired. handgun purchase applications. Findings suggest that restrained persons are not a less law abiding group in general, but they appear to be repeatedly or serially abusive to intimate partners.Their handgun purchase rates were highest after the order expired.3

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“…A recent ecological study documented a 7% reduction in intimate partner homicides in states with domestic violence restraining order firearm prohibitions. 7 The authors, unable to assess how well the laws were implemented and enforced, cautioned that the full effect of the law may not be evident.…”

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Keeping Guns Out of the Hands of Abusers: Handgun Purchases and Restraining Orders

Vittes

Sorenson

2008

Am J Public Health

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“…6 In recognition of the inherent danger posed by IPV offenders with ready access to firearms, as of 2002, federal law and 24 states prohibited firearm possession by individuals who are subject to certain court orders of protection for victims of IPV. 7 An evaluation of these laws found that firearm restrictions for defendants of protection orders for domestic violence (PODV) were associated with an 8% reduction in the rate of intimate partner homicide. 7 In an attempt to ensure that IPV offenders are disarmed once prohibited from owning firearms, 16 states have passed laws that either allow or require judges issuing PODVs to order defendants to surrender any firearms in their possession.…”

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“…7 An evaluation of these laws found that firearm restrictions for defendants of protection orders for domestic violence (PODV) were associated with an 8% reduction in the rate of intimate partner homicide. 7 In an attempt to ensure that IPV offenders are disarmed once prohibited from owning firearms, 16 states have passed laws that either allow or require judges issuing PODVs to order defendants to surrender any firearms in their possession. 8 The impact of these laws is likely to depend on effective enforcement.…”

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Women with Protective Orders Report Failure to Remove Firearms from Their Abusive Partners: Results from an Exploratory Study

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Frattaroli

Vernick

et al. 2010

Journal of Women's Health

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Aims: The purpose of this study was to describe the perceptions of women who sought court protection orders for domestic violence (PODV) about actions to implement laws intended to disarm their abusers. Methods: We identified female victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) in New York and Los Angeles primarily through family courts and records of police calls for domestic violence. Of these, 782 were surveyed and asked about their experiences seeking PODV from courts, judges ordering the removal of firearms from defendants, and if firearms were actually surrendered or confiscated.

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“…In 1994, the Violent Crime Control Act made it illegal for anyone to possess or purchase a firearm while subject to a restraining order that protects a spouse, former spouse, cohabitating partner or the child of an intimate partner (Vigdor and Mercy, 2006). Under the 1996 expansion of the Gun Control Act, people with a misdemeanor conviction for domestic violence are also prohibited from owning or purchasing a gun.…”

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Firearm Homicide-Suicides in North Carolina: Evidence from the North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System, 2004-2014

Kerber

2016

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examines firearm homicide-suicides to discern patterns that differentiate homicide-suicides from other firearm homicides and suicides. Spanning the years [2004][2005][2006][2007][2008][2009][2010][2011][2012][2013][2014] in North Carolina, this data set allows for three sets of logistic regressions that compare: 1) Homicide-suicide victims with other homicide victims, including sub-analyses of domestic homicide victims and intimate partner homicide victims 2) Homicide-suicide perpetrators with other homicide perpetrators, including a subanalysis of domestic homicide perpetrators 3) Homicide-suicide perpetrators with other suicidal individuals that committed suicide with a gunThese three avenues of inquiry allow for a complete picture of homicide-suicide victims and perpetrators, contributing to our understanding of the patterns behind these incidents. The major findings from this analysis are:1) Almost all homicide-suicides were committed by men and involved the use of a gun. 95% of homicide-suicide perpetrators were male. 98% of homicide-suicides involved the use of a gun in at least one death, and 84% involved the exclusive use of a gun. 2) Female intimate partners, and spouses in particular, were the most frequent victims in homicide-suicides. Two thirds of homicide-suicides were intimate partner homicides. Women killed by their husbands in homicide-suicides outnumbered women killed by their husbands in simple homicides. Even when considering only intimate partner homicides, the odds that a female victim was murdered in a homicide-suicide were seven times higher than for males. 3) The termination of an abusive relationship is a major risk factor for homicidesuicide. Separation or divorce raised the odds that a killer committed suicide following a domestic homicide by 5 times. 4) More victims of homicide-suicides had restraining orders against their killers than other homicide victims. 55 homicide victims had restraining orders against their killers. Just over half of these victims died in a homicide-suicide. Among suicidal people, a restraining order raised the odds of committing homicide prior to suicide by four. 5) Mental illness and suicidal behavior are far less common in homicide-suicide perpetrators than in other suicidal individuals. 40% of solely suicidal people were suffering from Depression, compared to 9% of the homicide-suicide perpetrators. Those who committed homicide along with suicide were less likely to have left a note, expressed suicidal intentions or have made previous suicide attempts.Homicide-suicides are a patterned type of violence that is distinct from other suicides and other homicides. The evidence presented in this analysis suggests that compared to both homicides and suicides, homicide-suicides are less reflective of personal problems experienced by the perpetrator and more reflective of troubled and abusive relationships between the perpetrator and the victim(s). The evidence suggests that perpetrators become maximally violent when they have lost control of a relationship. The in...

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Do Laws Restricting Access to Firearms by Domestic Violence Offenders Prevent Intimate Partner Homicide?

Cited by 160 publications

References 30 publications

Keeping Guns Out of the Hands of Abusers: Handgun Purchases and Restraining Orders

Keeping Guns Out of the Hands of Abusers: Handgun Purchases and Restraining Orders

Women with Protective Orders Report Failure to Remove Firearms from Their Abusive Partners: Results from an Exploratory Study

Firearm Homicide-Suicides in North Carolina: Evidence from the North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System, 2004-2014

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