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local and national news sources.
AS HOMICIDES DROP IN L.A., MORE WOMEN ARE BEING KILLED — OFTEN BY INTIMATE PARTNERS
"It happens in the shadows; it happens in the home"
The Times examined L.A. County coroner’s records of all homicides of women over the last three years — nearly 300 deaths. READ MORE
I KILLED MY PARTNER. IT SAVED MY LIFE.
While she and her children slept, Arlene Adams was attacked by their abusive father. Defending herself, she killed him. She served her time, and is now rebuilding her life. READ MORE
WHY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE KILLS SO MANY WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN AMERICA
Women and children in the U.S. are hardly any safer from domestic abuse or from violence outside the home by intimate partners—and guns are largely to blame. Intimate partner homicides that involve firearms are increasing, research shows, while those involving other weapons, like knives, are falling. Between 2010 and 2017, intimate partner homicides that involved guns increased by 26%, a study found in March. READ MORE
SENATOR BLUMENTHAL DEMANDS THE NFL TAKE A TOUGHER STANCE ON PLAYERS CHARGED WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Senator Richard Blumenthal called the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell out and demanded the league take a tougher stance on players charged with domestic violence. READ MORE
THE HOUSE APPROVED A REVAMPED VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT TO COMBAT THE NRA
On Thursday, the House rejected a lobbying campaign by the N.R.A and approved a revamped Violence Against Women Act expanding law enforcement’s ability to restrict convicted domestic abusers from purchasing guns. READ MORE
THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT WAS SIGNED 25 YEARS AGO.
HERE'S HOW THE LAW CHANGED AMERICAN CULTURE.
Biden has called that law, the Violence Against Women Act, the legislation he is “proudest” of from his career in the Senate. READ MORE
HOMICIDES BY INTIMATE PARTNERS ON THE RISE
After nearly four decades of decline, homicides by intimate partners are increasing, driven primarily by gun violence. READ MORE
