#BestOf2023: At least 55 Texans were killed between 2015 and 2021 in domestic violence incidents by people who were or had previously been subject to protective orders. The shooters should not legally have had #guns.
Staff Writer Michelle Pitcher investigated why laws that should disarm these killers failed: https://www.texasobserver.org/protective-orders-domestic-abusers-guns?utm_campaign=mastodon
(CW: Domestic violence and #abuse, gun violence)
#news #politics #USpol #CriminalJustice #police #GunViolence #DomesticViolence #women #Texas