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Domestic Violence Firearms Surrender Protocols Project
Firearms and domestic violence are a dangerous combination. In 2010, there were 33,348 dispatched domestic violence calls and 5,267 domestic violence incidents in El Paso. For the same period, 1,221 emergency protective orders and 623 final protective orders were issued. While a large number of family violence arrests in El Paso involve a personal weapon, only a small percentage involve firearms. It takes a single firearm to result in death.
A recognized strategy for reducing the occurrence of serious bodily injury or death in domestic violence cases is removing firearms from the home through effective firearms surrender protocols. To address this critical issue, the 388th Judicial District Court organized the Domestic Violence Firearm Surrender Protocols Project on May 18, 2005 and has continued its work into the present. The project is led by a multi-agency committee comprised of representatives from law enforcement, prosecutors, defense counsel, the military, victims’ advocates, and the judiciary.
With the financial support of the Criminal Justice Division of the Governor’s Office, the court hosted the 388th Judicial District Court Domestic Violence Firearms Surrender Summit in El Paso on June 13, 2011, and produced a replication manual as a resource for our community and others.
Domestic Violence Firearms Surrender Replication Manual (9.96 MB)

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Effective November 1, 2009, the 388th District Court will e-serve all documents generated by the Court through the TexasOnline e-Filing for Courts e-Service.
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