{"id":8042,"date":"2024-06-21T15:52:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T19:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/chang\/?p=8042"},"modified":"2024-06-21T16:13:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T20:13:46","slug":"domestic-violence-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/chang\/2024\/06\/21\/domestic-violence-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Chang Applauds U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s Ruling Upholding Protections for Domestic Violence Victims, Including New Michigan State Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]
Chang was the lead sponsor of Senate Bills 471, which along with Senate Bill 528 and House Bill 4945, strengthen domestic violence protections from gun violence<\/i><\/div>\n
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LANSING, Mich. (June 21, 2024) \u2014 Sen. Stephanie Chang<\/b> (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s ruling today upholding laws banning certain individuals convicted of certain domestic violence crimes from owning a gun, including the Senator\u2019s legislation passed in Michigan last fall<\/a><\/span>:\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n
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\u201cI\u2019ve been proud to work alongside survivors of domestic violence, advocates and concerned residents in Michigan and around the country on protecting domestic violence survivors from firearm injury or death. I am pleased with the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s 8-1 ruling today to uphold these important constitutional protections. Adding firearms into the mix make already volatile and dangerous domestic situations deadly and leave abused partners \u2014 often women \u2014 in dangerous situations. Women in abusive situations are five times more likely to be killed when their abuser has a gun. \u00a0<\/div>\n
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\u201cOver the past six years of work on our legislation to protect domestic violence survivors, we always knew these specific firearm prohibitions were constitutional and will continue to be. With Michigan\u2019s legislative action in 2023 and the court\u2019s decision today, we are providing vital protection and helping promote safety and security for victims of domestic violence.\u201d\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Sen. Chang was the lead sponsor of Senate Bill 471<\/a><\/span>, which along with\u00a0Senate Bill 528<\/a><\/span> sponsored\u00a0by\u00a0Sen. Sue Shink (D-Northfield Twp.) and\u00a0House Bill 4945<\/a><\/span> sponsored by Rep. Amos O\u2019Neal (D-Saginaw),\u00a0strengthen domestic violence protections in Michigan and help prevent firearm injury and death. The legislative package mirrors federal law and modifies the state\u2019s penal code to protect domestic violence survivors by prohibiting those convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence crimes from possessing, using, purchasing or carrying a firearm in Michigan for eight years. While signed into state law in December 2023, today\u2019s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court definitively upholds the constitutionality of this statute and other similar laws around the country.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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When domestic abusers have access to guns, the effects can be deadly: \u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n