Results for domestic violence

  1. Kelly Sutliff, Domestic Violence Survivor and ‘Red Flag’ Victim https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2026/10/26/kelly-sutliff-domestic-violence-survivor-and-red-flag-victim-n1234247
    Sutliff’s harrowing story is just one of many involving survivors of domestic violence. … Links to all of Kelly’s socials can be found at those websites.Are you or someone you know experiencing domestic violence and need … The National Domestic Violence Hotline can be reached at 1-800-799-7233 and found online at TheHotline.org …
  2. NJ Attorney General Sues Former Owner of JSD Supply in Vindictive Crusade https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2026/07/17/nj-attorne…eral-sues-former-owner-jsd-supply-vidictive-crusade-n1233211
    point-of-sale controls enabled people convicted of serious or dangerous crimes, convicted sex offenders, minors, people subject to domestic … violence restraining orders, and others who cannot legally own, possess, or purchase a gun—as well as traffickers of illegal guns—to … “As the state’s chief law enforcement officer, protecting the public from gun violence is my top priority.…
  3. New Jersey Lawmakers Scramble to Defend 'Gun-Free Zones' After SCOTUS Decisions https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2026/07/09/new-jersey…ramble-defend-gun-free-zones-after-scotus-decisions-n1233116
    did not offer any historical analogues that allowed for the abridgement of the gun rights of a defendant who committed an act of domestic … violence – notwithstanding that this would be the most specific historical analogue to justify the defendant’s loss of his Second…
  4. Kimberly Mull: A Rape & Trafficking Survivor’s Story https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2026/07/07/kimberly-mull-a-rape-and-trafficking-survivors-story-n1233090
    Violence against women and trafficking affects nearly one third of women. … Her story is shocking as she seeks justice.Kimberly Mull is a policy expert on violence against women and children. … “I work on all kinds of pieces of legislation: everything from domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and child abuse…
  5. Ben Midgley Interview: 2026 Maine GOP Gubernatorial Candidate https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2026/05/12/ben-midgley-interview-2026-maine-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-n1232482
    supported that … because it is non-violent … You could be accused of something that had nothing to do with a gun-related job or any domestic … violence — any domestic violence or anything like that — And so I haven't read all the details of it … to be absolutely safe, I'd…
  6. Desiree Bergman Discusses ‘NotMe CA’ Organization and Programs https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2026/05/05/desiree-bergman-discusses-notme-ca-organization-and-programs-n1232407
    “We really kind of started our foundation as helping women who've been victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.”Over the years … “NotMe CA isn't just info on a pamphlet,” Schwartz told Bearing Arms, “we are preventing and stopping sexual assault and domestic violence…
  7. Va. Man Denied Full Restoration of Rights Due to Federal Lautenberg Amendment https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/12/31/va-man-den…ation-of-rights-due-to-federal-lautenberg-amendment-n1227255
    A misdemeanor of domestic violence will bar people from exercising their Second Amendment in the United States. … While this is in no way a pro-domestic violence stance, it is a pro-rehabilitation one. … Again, this is not a defense for allowing domestic violence, or any violence for that matter to proliferate, but there are big issues…
  8. Americans Increasingly Worried About Uncle Sam Being Big Brother https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2025/01/03/americans…reasingly-worried-about-uncle-sam-being-big-brother-n1227276
    A recent Rasmussen Reports® survey found that Americans are worried about domestic spying. … Only 25% aren’t concerned about domestic spying. … “Fifty-three percent (53%) of those who voted for Trump in 2024 are Very Concerned about domestic surveillance, compared to 30% of…
  9. Montclair State University in N.J. Tap Dances Around Pepper Spray Question https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2025/02/19/montclair…rsity-in-nj-tap-dances-around-pepper-spray-question-n1227724
    The $499,998 grant is stated to be for “the strengthening culturally specific campus approaches to address domestic violence, dating … grant is to “build the capacity of the institution to develop a culturally specific, coordinated community response to address domestic … violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.”…
  10. Lone 2A advocate quoted in Politico’s Women’s safety piece https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2023/08/05/lone-2a-advocate-quoted-in-politicos-womens-safety-piece-n73282
    Gun regulation proponents say they’re worried about domestic violence — specifically an upcoming Supreme Court case that could result … in more guns in the hands of domestic abusers. … Zackey Rahimi, the case cited, is about more than “more guns in the hands of domestic abusers.”…
  11. Outdated Josh Sugarmann cites domestic violence ‘facts’ in recent fundraising email https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2023/09/24/outdated-j…s-domestic-violence-facts-in-recent-fundraising-email-n75213
    The group Violence Policy Center may have been a group to contend with many years ago, and change is something they have enacted…But … October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and – thanks to supporters like you – since 1988 we've published our annual report When … violence.…
  12. A closer look at more amici briefs in the next SCOTUS 2A case https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2023/10/07/a-ore-amici-briefs-in-rahimi-prohibited-persons-scotus-case-n75732
    The Rahimi question is whether or not a blanket prohibition on those subject to a civil domestic violence restraining order would be … On its face, it deprives individuals who are subject to domestic violence restraining orders of their Second Amendment rights to possess … violence.…
  13. May Issue Carry Challenge from New Jersey Filed in Supreme Court: Russell v. New Jersey https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/04/15/may-issue-carry-nj-n43506
    Russell's "fear of his ex-wife" is not manifestly present within the case document, but calls into question New Jersey's handling of domestic … violence. …
  14. Class Action Appeal to 3rd Circuit on ERPOs' Lack of Due Process Filed https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/04/14/class-action-appeal-to-3rd-circuit-on-due-process-erpos-filed-n43504
    On its face, a law that keeps firearms "out of the hands of domestic abusers and violent people", is often erroneously quoted as the … Domestic abusers are already barred from firearm ownership.  … methodical and focused on facts…" The particulars of Greco's online statements only have relevance in that none of them incited violence…
  15. As Pandemic Ebbs, Media Wants You To Panic About Shootings https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/05/06/as-pandemic-ebbs-media-panic-shootings-n44773
    Theft and run of the mill violence was actually on the rise in many cities, so to say it all stopped would be untruthful of me. … Domestic violence was on the rise, as were break-ins. So spare us the theatrics. … They set the stage to "scene in" the narrative that we're looking at a "public health" issue when it comes to firearm violence.…
  16. Merrick Garland And The Re-Defining Of "Domestic Terrorism" https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/05/05/merrick-garland-re-defining-domestic-terrorism-n44689
    Now we're starting to see the phrase "domestic terrorist" used as a synonym for some, but not all, acts of politically-motivated violence … It is by design that we're being fed phrases such as "gunman" or "gun violence". … "Likewise, we have a growing fear of domestic violent extremism and domestic terrorism. Both of those keep me up at night."…
  17. DC Project 2023 SHOT Show party, a solid scene https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2023/01/31/dc-project-2023-shot-show-party-a-solid-scene-n66793
    My goal for promoting my book is to influence other victims of domestic violence to become their own protector.…
  18. CA "Red Flag" Law Amended To Include Blocks Of Material https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/10/18/ca-red-flag-law-amended-to-include-blocks-of-material-n51052
    In many cases, this is a gunowner under a restraining order because of domestic violence. … grand scare tactics: California is adding a secretive but growing class of weapons to those that can legally be seized under gun violence … The ghost gun kits or parts can't be seized under current law, according to gun violence prevention advocates the Brady Campaign, even…
  19. "Safe Storage Map" Illustrates The Need For National Conversation https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/11/09/safe-storage-map-illustrates-the-need-for-national-conversation-n51811
    Now there's a map for that, according to the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center. … I headed over to the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center website for more information. … We are not funded by "gun violence" research grants, but instead by the grassroots efforts of the firearms community.…
  20. Bill Introduced To Expand List Of Disqualifiers https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/11/26/bill-introduced-to-expand-list-of-disqualifiers-n52467
    The alleged domestic terrorist was said to have used an AR variant pistol. … This law is common-sense and would keep guns out of the hands of those likely to use them to perpetrate violence.” … Need we weigh in on the Waukesha Christmas Parade domestic terror attack that occurred using a moving vehicle?…
  21. The Big Brother Bill That Would Force Banks To Spy On Gun Owners https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/11/24/big-brother-bill-force-banks-spy-gun-owners-n52430
    Last month Representative Madeleine Dean [D-PA-4] and Senator Ed Markey [D-MA] introduced bills on preventing so-called gun violence … The bills, H.R.5764 and S.3117 are known as the "Gun Violence Prevention Through Financial Intelligence Act". … and prevent gun violence across the country.…
  22. Everyone Ignores NJ's Racist Gun Control Laws https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/11/21/everyone-ignores-njs-racist-gun-control-laws-n52280
    The public masters in New Jersey do talk an awful lot about "gun violence" though. … Community-Based Violence Intervention programs have proved to be effective through the years. … violence.…
  23. Article Raises A Good Point About "Mass Shootings" https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/11/27/article-raises-a-good-point-about-mass-shootings-n52571
    A gun-related incident was excluded if research established it was the result of: ■ Self-defense ■ Gang violence ■ Drug violence … First the obvious, violence. I don't discriminate like some do. To me, all violence matters. … Violence and violent behavior is the problem, not the firearms.…
  24. Is the study that used garbage studies worth studying? https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/01/29/the-study-that-used-garbage-studies-is-it-worth-studying-n54911
    the state-level did not explain the magnitude of the increase in non-domestic firearm violence. … That part in there about domestic violence was left in, as to not accuse me of being inauthentic. … Just so we’re on the same page, nowhere in the study is “domestic firearm violence” defined.…
  25. CCDL says "Hell no!" to Governor Lamont's proposals https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/02/10/ccdl-says-hell-no-to-governor-lamonts-proposals-n55316
    reduce recidivism among juvenile and adult clients; Implementing a first-in-the-nation approach to reimburse hospital-based violence … Ensure gun stores take their obligations seriously Modify carry laws Close loopholes in assault weapons laws Make domestic … Lamont realizes it or not) an admission that all of Connecticut’s current gun control laws aren’t doing squat to either reduce violence…