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The Intersections of Domestic Violence, Terrorism, and Mass Shootings

August 21, 2017

Screen shot of a video - on the screen, the words "More than half of mass shootings in the US are related to domestic or family violence.

Studies show that mass killers and those who commit acts of terrorism are often terrorists in their own homes and relationships long before unleashing their terror on the outside world.

“The work of ending domestic violence and sexual assault is, at its core, an effort to end the harm caused when one person exerts dominance over someone else through tactics of abuse and control. However, with the passage of time it has become more evident that incidents of domestic violence and sexual assault do not occur in a vacuum, and that efforts to prevent and end gender-based violence require a larger societal commitment to end abuse and oppression in all its forms, and particularly at the intersections. Additionally, studies show that mass killers and those who commit acts of terrorism are often terrorists in their own homes and relationships long before unleashing their terror on the outside world.”

– The National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence condemns the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville and calls for unified efforts to end racism, abuse, and oppression


We need to talk about domestic violence, terrorism and mass shootings
The Washington Post
August 17, 2017

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The Washington Post
August 15, 2017

Mass Killers Often Begin Their Reign Of Terror At Home
Huffpost
June 15, 2017

Two-thirds of Mississippi’s mass shootings linked to domestic violence
The Clarion-Ledger
June 2, 2017

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