Doreen Dodgen-Magee

“if that were true, we would be the safest country to live in”

Doreen Dodgen-Magee · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-19

Dodgen-Magee rejected the argument that firearms help people protect themselves.

“Every year when I go into schools, when it’s back-to-school season and backpacks are on the wall, my body sort of short shuts down,”

Doreen Dodgen-Magee · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-19

Dodgen-Magee described the ongoing trauma she experiences during back-to-school season.

“It’s easy to dismiss these crimes because you just think, oh, that was a messed-up family. It is everyone’s family. It is everyone’s town, and until we do some things to protect women and children, it will continue to be.”

Doreen Dodgen-Magee · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-19

Dodgen-Magee argued that familicide affects all families and communities and urged action to protect women and children.

“There is a particular lethality and a particular impulsivity and a particular level of threat that occurs when a firearm is present, and right now in America we have more firearms than people,”

Doreen Dodgen-Magee · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-19

Dodgen-Magee described the unique lethality and impulsivity firearms introduce in domestic situations.