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Abstract: 

Domestic violence increased during the pandemic because of several contributing factors. Lock downs were characterized by an increase in emotional and psychological strain, financial stress due to income loss and unemployment, the close quarters of home confinement, isolation from social support networks, and victims’ reduced access to intervention services. Not so well known, however, is the continued impact of COVID on the rate of IPV firearm perpetrated homicides. This article summarizes the results of a recent report from the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence that sheds light on this link based on an analysis of five years of data from the Gun Violence Archive.

Keywords: Covid-19; Intimate Partner Homicides Involving Firearms

Affiliations:  1: Editor, Domestic Violence Report.