Introduction
Nearly 1 million Connecticut residents experience intimate partner violence in their lifetimes. Fortunately, many victims survive these traumatic events; however, Connecticut reported 222 family violence homicide victims from 2010 to 2019, 35% (n=78) of whom died by firearm. An abuser’s access to firearms can determine a victim’s chances of survival; domestic violence firearm prohibitions and removal laws save lives.
Connecticut prohibits purchase and possession of firearms or ammunition by persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence and persons subject to an ex parte or final domestic violence protective or restraining order (in a case involving the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against another person). Connecticut also requires removal of firearms from persons subject to an ex parte or final domestic violence protective or restraining order (in a case involving the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against another person).
