Austin is one of five sites tapped to implement the national program.
by addressing the cycle of violence. The office was created through redirected funds from the Austin Police Department.The funds will primarily go toward implementing a firearm surrender protocol to restrict the access abusers have to guns, as well as implementing other strategies to prevent gun violence.
“The SAFE Alliance knows that when government and community work together, lives are saved,” SAFE Executive Director Julia Spann said. “This new program will make sure that survivors of every culture and color are at the table to ensure our new protocols serve everyone in our community.” , a federal agency that aids victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.
to help communities around the U.S. implement strategies to prevent abusers from accessing guns in cases of domestic violence. “Removing guns from domestic violence situations saves lives. That is a fact,” said Austin Mayor Steve Adler. “We thank the White House and the Justice Department for selecting Austin in support of our local efforts to address gun violence.”
Five other locations — including Tucson, Arizona, the Georgia Department of Community Supervision, Detroit, Michigan, the Young Women’s Christian Association of Knoxville and the Tennessee Valley in Tennessee and Yakima, Washington — were also chosen to participate in FTAP.
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