|
Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
|
Evaluation Review, Vol. 30, No. 3,
296-312 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X06287680
© 2006 SAGE Publications
Separating Batterers and Guns
A Review and Analysis of Gun Removal Laws in 50 States
Shannon Frattaroli
Jon S. Vernick
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Firearms play an important role in lethal domestic violence incidents. The authors review state laws regarding two policies to separate batterers from firearms: laws authorizing police to remove firearms when responding to a domestic violence complaint ("police gun removal laws") and laws authorizing courts to order guns removed from batterers through a protective order ("court-ordered removal laws"). As of April 2004, 18 states had police gun removal laws; 16 states had court-ordered removal laws. The authors examine relevant characteristics of the laws and recommend that these laws be mandatory, apply to all guns and ammunition possessed by an abuser, and include clear procedures to enhance implementation.
Key Words: domestic violence firearms police courts law protective order

CiteULike Connotea Del.icio.us Digg Reddit Technorati What's this?
This article has been cited by other articles:

|
 |

|
 |
 
C. W. Barber, D. Azrael, D. Hemenway, L. M. Olson, C. Nie, J. Schaechter, and S. Walsh
Suicides and Suicide Attempts Following Homicide: Victim-Suspect Relationship, Weapon Type, and Presence of Antidepressants
Homicide Studies,
August 1, 2008;
12(3):
285 - 297.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
K. A. Vittes and S. B. Sorenson
Keeping Guns Out of the Hands of Abusers: Handgun Purchases and Restraining Orders
Am J Public Health,
May 1, 2008;
98(5):
828 - 831.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
M. Price and D. M. Norris
National Instant Criminal Background Check Improvement Act: Implications for Persons With Mental Illness
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law,
March 1, 2008;
36(1):
123 - 130.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
J. C. Campbell, N. Glass, P. W. Sharps, K. Laughon, and T. Bloom
Intimate Partner Homicide: Review and Implications of Research and Policy
Trauma Violence Abuse,
July 1, 2007;
8(3):
246 - 269.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
S. Frattaroli and S. P. Teret
Understanding and informing policy implementation: a case study of the domestic violence provisions of the Maryland gun violence act.
Eval Rev,
June 1, 2006;
30(3):
347 - 360.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
S. B. Sorenson
Taking guns from batterers: public support and policy implications.
Eval Rev,
June 1, 2006;
30(3):
361 - 373.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
 |
|
|