Posts Tagged ‘restraining order’
Dealing With Domestic Violence During COVID-19
April 3, 2020 – NMIF Correspondent Megan Kamerick talks with the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence about how stay-at-home orders might put victims of domestic abuse at risk for harm. The U.S. Justice Department reports that nearly 9 out of 10 incidents of family violence happen in or near a residence and most spousal violence happens in a…
Read MoreGun Law Not Living Up to Intent | The Line
December 13, 2019 – Gene Grant and The Line opinion panel examine a law that went into effect in July. The law lets judges order guns taken away from accused domestic violence offenders, but as KRQE-TV reports, it’s lightly used and has a big loophole. The panel debates the impetus behind the law and whether…
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