FAQ: Domestic Violence and Firearms

This fact sheet prepared by the Center for American Progress clearly outlines how guns can exacerbate harm in domestic violence situations and highlights legal gaps that allow perpetrators continued access to guns.

Serious gaps in federal law allow loopholes for some domestic violence abusers to access firearms, intensifying harm in moments that are already dangerous for survivors.

SOURCE: CAP • LAST UPDATED: April 26, 2021