On Friday, New Jersey
Gov. Chris Christie (R) surprised many when he signed two different bills
advancing transgender equality into law. While both are bills are positive
advancements for the state, Zack Ford
at ThinkProgress points out that they coincidentally mirror prominent ways the
Trump administration is rolling back transgender rights. Zack returns to the show today to talk all
about the two bills Gov. Christie signed and the ongoing threat that Transgender
Americans face from the Trump administration.
Each
year in the United States, thousands of people who have been convicted of
domestic abuse or are subject to an active restraining order seek to illegally
purchase a gun, a practice known as “lie and try”, and this usually happens
without any consequences for the person attempting to break the law or any
notification for their past victims about the attempt. Furthermore, research
has shown that more than half of women killed as a result of domestic violence
were killed with a gun and that if a domestic-violence abuser has access to a
gun, a victim is five times more likely to be killed. Now, Washing State has taken an important
step to protect survivors of domestic violence by becoming the first state to
require authorities to notify victims when a “lie and try” attempt takes
place. Joining me today to talk all
about the bill and the importance of keeping guns out of the hands of
domestic-violence abusers is Tamaso Johnson the Public Policy Director at the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV), a statewide network of housing, shelter,
and advocacy programs serving domestic violence survivors and mobilizing to end
domestic violence through advocacy and action for social change.
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