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Hello,
My name is Kavitha Surana and I'm a reporter at the Tampa Bay Times.
I am writing because I'm looking for any experts on child maltreatment who might have perspective to share on how gun ownership and safety is factored in when considering child welfare - especially when there are custody issues involved. I am new to reporting on these topics and heard this listserv might be a good place to start.
To give you some background on the case I am reporting on — an 11-year-old boy in Florida splits his time between his father and mother. Last month, the mother's live-in boyfriend was disassembling a Glock pistol and shot the boy in the stomach. Photos of his Instagram showed that the boyfriend keeps many guns at the house and took pictures of his young children handling assault rifles etc (accompanied by messages like "my boy is going to be an assassin" etc). Now the boy is back spending half his time with the mother and her boyfriend, even though the father wanted full custody and by all accounts his family was well-equipped to care for him. The mother and boyfriend only had to tell a judge they had gotten rid of the guns (which records show they sold to their neighbor), and have been ordered to allow the father to inspect the place. There are 4 other children living at the residence. I would like to know more from child welfare experts about child welfare research and practice when it comes to children and gun safety, and about risk assessment in a situation like this.
I'd really appreciate hearing perspectives in general on this theme, even if not on the particular case.
If you might have some thoughts or relevant research to share, you can reach me at Ksurana@tampbay.com or 646-463-1817. Thank you for your time.
Best,
Kavitha
Hello,
My name is Kavitha Surana and I'm a reporter at the Tampa Bay Times.
I am writing because I'm looking for any experts on child maltreatment who might have perspective to share on how gun ownership and safety is factored in when considering child welfare - especially when there are custody issues involved. I am new to reporting on these topics and heard this listserv might be a good place to start.
To give you some background on the case I am reporting on — an 11-year-old boy in Florida splits his time between his father and mother. Last month, the mother's live-in boyfriend was disassembling a Glock pistol and shot the boy in the stomach. Photos of his Instagram showed that the boyfriend keeps many guns at the house and took pictures of his young children handling assault rifles etc (accompanied by messages like "my boy is going to be an assassin" etc). Now the boy is back spending half his time with the mother and her boyfriend, even though the father wanted full custody and by all accounts his family was well-equipped to care for him. The mother and boyfriend only had to tell a judge they had gotten rid of the guns (which records show they sold to their neighbor), and have been ordered to allow the father to inspect the place. There are 4 other children living at the residence. I would like to know more from child welfare experts about child welfare research and practice when it comes to children and gun safety, and about risk assessment in a situation like this.
I'd really appreciate hearing perspectives in general on this theme, even if not on the particular case.
If you might have some thoughts or relevant research to share, you can reach me at Ksuranatampbay.com or 646-463-1817. Thank you for your time.
Best,
Kavitha
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