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The “Implementation of Domestic Violence Firearm Policy in Urban and Rural Communities: Current Procedures and Future Directions” project was initiated during the January 1 to June 30, 2022 project cycle. The specific aims of this project are: (1) Examine implementation of procedures associated with domestic violence firearm laws that prohibit the possession of firearms in urban and rural communities in two states (i.e., Texas and New Jersey); (2) Identify barriers that communities and agencies face when implementing domestic violence firearm laws and policies in urban and rural areas; (3) Highlight strategies that facilitate the adoption of procedures and programs to enforce domestic violence firearm laws—particularly in rural communities—and that effectively limit abusers’ access to firearms; and (4) Investigate the impact COVID-19 has on the implementation of procedures that aim to disarm abusers and protect victims from firearm injury and death.