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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, John. At March For Our Lives, we stand in solidarity with every victim, survivor, and person who has experienced domestic violence. The Supreme Court is taking up a major domestic violence case next month, United States v. Rahimi, with enormous implications for the gun safety movement. In this case, the pro-NRA Court will decide whether domestic abusers have a right to own firearms under the Second Amendment. Over the last few months, our Legal Team at March For Our Lives filed two amicus briefs about the case, joining a coalition of domestic and intimate partner violence advocacy groups urging the Court to reconsider the decision. The following facts speak for themselves:
We’re standing together with our movement partners to urge the Supreme Court to support the safety of domestic violence victims and survivors. Much like gun violence, domestic violence is an issue that impacts every community — we cannot look at preventing one form of violence without looking at the other.
Our movement will never give up fighting for bold gun safety measures for everyone, and especially on behalf of every victim and survivor of domestic violence. We recommit ourselves to fighting against gun violence in every form. Thanks for playing a critical role in this fight. In solidarity, March For Our Lives P.S. You can read our first brief and second brief here. The briefs highlight survivors' stories of their abusers owning guns and the dangerous effects it has on their livelihoods (content warning: these may be difficult to read for some individuals due to stories of violence).
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