Join Haven, MSU’s VOICE Center, Office of the Dean of Students, The HEART Initiative and the Women’s Center for this virtual event focusing on the concerning risk that firearms present in domestic violence situations. 

This virtual seminar will be held on Tuesday, October 19^th at 6:00 p.m. MDT. 

Julia Weber, Implementation Director with Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence and an adjunct professor in domestic violence law at Golden Gate University School of Law, will discuss the intersection of domestic violence and firearms, ways to reduce risk and increase safety when firearms are present, federal policy, including the so called “boyfriend loophole” and myths and facts about gun violence. 

A panel of local professionals in law enforcement, public health, domestic violence survivor advocacy and Indigenous Missing and Murdered Persons (MMIP) activism will address the ways in which their work intersects with this issue. 

Together, we will brainstorm ideas for preventing gun violence, fatalities and domestic violence in the Gallatin Valley.