Where Intimate Partner Violence and Firearms Intersect: How Gun Policies Can Save Lives

Description

If a gun is present during a domestic violence situation, it is five times more likely a woman will be shot and killed, and each month, approximately 50 American women are shot to death by intimate partners. State laws surrounding gun purchases and domestic violence restraining orders vary, and both state and federal law include multiple loopholes for those hoping to purchase a firearm.

Join the Bloomberg School of Public Health for a facilitated panel discussion on how risk factors for domestic violence are identified, what policies exist to prevent domestic violence with a firearm, and what is being done locally and nationally to close loopholes and enact more policies to protect the millions of people living in the U.S. at risk of intimate partner violence. Learn about the speakers online.

Speakers:

• Michelle Spencer, associate director of the Bloomberg American Health Initiative and an associate scientist in the Department of Health Policy and Management
• Lisa Geller, state affairs advisor at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions
• Shannon Frattaroli, professor of health policy and management in the School of Public Health