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Domestic Violence Gun Ban: An Analysis of Interest-Group Conflict

Domestic Violence Gun Ban: An Analysis of Interest-Group Conflict This article analyzes the conflict between two interest groups—advocatesfor battered women and advocates for law enforcement personnel—that has arisen over P.L. 104-208, which prohibits those who have beenconvicted of domestic violence from possessing and carrying guns.The article describes the evolution of responses to domestic violence,presents a brief history of the battered women's movement, anddiscusses the stances of the two interest groups in relation to publicpolicy. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work SAGE

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Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
Copyright © by SAGE Publications
ISSN
0886-1099
eISSN
1552-3020
DOI
10.1177/088610999801300406
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Abstract

This article analyzes the conflict between two interest groups—advocatesfor battered women and advocates for law enforcement personnel—that has arisen over P.L. 104-208, which prohibits those who have beenconvicted of domestic violence from possessing and carrying guns.The article describes the evolution of responses to domestic violence,presents a brief history of the battered women's movement, anddiscusses the stances of the two interest groups in relation to publicpolicy.

Journal

Affilia: Journal of Women and Social WorkSAGE

Published: Dec 1, 1998

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