In Pueblo, Colorado, Judge Victor Reyes of the 10th Judicial District realized that the current process of firearm removal needed an update. Despite judges’ being authorized to use the catchall provision in Colorado’s protection order statute to order surrender of firearms,…
Lafourche Parish, located at the southern end of Louisiana, has about 100,000 residents, a robust agricultural and oil economy, and a reputation for a strong stance against domestic violence. The social services division of the Sheriff’s Office in Lafourche, led…
Since 2014, Washington state law has required individuals served with domestic violence protection orders to give their weapons to police; however, most were not obeying these court orders. In 2016, 56% of firearm surrender orders in Seattle were completely ignored. …
This article was written by Kerry Shaw and initially published on The Trace. To read the full article, click here. In February, Erin Nealy Cox, a Trump-appointed U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, held a press conference to…
On Sunday, November 5, a man shot and killed 26 people and injured 20 others at a church service in Sutherland Springs, TX. Our hearts ache for the families and everyone affected by this tragedy. According to the Associated Press, the gunman…
The SMU Dedman School of Law recently published “Taking Aim at Family Violence: A Report on the Dallas County Gun Surrender Program.” Written by students Laura Choi, Rachel Elkin, and Monica Harasim, the report explores the effectiveness of the Dallas…
There is an average of 922 firearm deaths and injuries per year in Minnesota, costing the state $746 million each year. A new report, The Economic Cost of Gun Violence in Minnesota: A Business Case for Action, notes “the staggering economic price…
In the wake of the Orlando shooting, it is no surprise that media outlets have spent much of their coverage discussing the night in great detail, playing phone calls received by the police from victims or focusing on the shooter’s…
Last fall, the Department of Justice launched the Tribal Access Program (TAP) for National Crime Information, providing federally-recognized tribes with access to national crime information databases. As a result, Tribal agencies will be able to receive federal criminal information and…
