Victims of Violence

Summary

The Survivor Safety Act would let people who have documented histories of abuse claim they acted out of a reasonable fear of imminent death or serious injury when using force against a known abuser. It also orders trauma‑informed training for law‑enforcement, prosecutors and judges, and creates a panel to review convictions where self‑defense may have been affected by prior abuse. The bill failed to pass.

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