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A.7575/S.4685:
The Domestic
Violence Escalation Prevention Act
Bill Memo
Bill Text
Support Memo from New Yorkers Against Gun Violence
Support Memo
from the Legal Community Against Gun Violence
Cosponsor: Helene
Weinstein.
The Domestic
Violence Escalation Prevention Act would improve public safety and
prevent domestic violence incidents from escalating into even greater
violence by keeping guns out of the hands of domestic violence
perpetrators.
A firearm in the
hands of any criminal is a threat, and this is especially true if it is
in the hands of a domestic abuser. Fifty-four percent of female
homicides are committed with a firearm and two thirds of all women
killed with firearms are killed by their male partners. By prohibiting
domestic violence perpetrators from lawfully possessing a firearm, this
legislation will protect women and limit the number of domestic violence
incidences which escalate to fatal consequences through the use of a
gun.
The Domestic
Violence Escalation Prevention Act would amend the penal law to define
domestic violence as crime that constitutes a "serious offense" and
would bar the purchase of a firearm by a convicted offender.
Studies and Other Sources of Information
New York State
Law Summary, Legal Community Against Violence
When Men Murder Women:
An Analysis of 2006 Homicide Data, Violence Policy Center
Separating Batterers and Guns: A Review and Analysis of Gun Removal Laws
in 50 States, Evaluation Review
Understanding and Informing Policy Implementation: A Case Study of the
Domestic Violence Provisions of the Maryland Gun Violence Act,
Evaluation Review |
