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In reply to the discussion: Most Mass Shootings Target Women and Families; Study Finds Men With Legal Guns Are to Blame [View all]xchrom
(108,903 posts)2. 5 reasons why looser gun laws won't guarantee women's safety
http://www.nationofchange.org/5-reasons-why-looser-gun-laws-won-t-guarantee-women-s-safety-1361716818
In the wake of the tragedy at Newtown and the growing bipartisan support for sensible gun safety regulations, the gun manufacturing lobby has advanced a particularly noxious lie: that an unchecked, free-for-all gun market could guarantee womens safety. In reality, gun violence has a particularly devastating impact for women, who suffer from domestic violence at stunning rates. This week alone, at least 11people were shot in domestic violence related incidents. Here are the facts about women and gun violence:
1. Women care about gun safety. A recent poll released by the Pew Research Center revealed a stark gender divide when it comes to support for common sense gun violence prevention measuresa 21-point gap between men and women asked about the relative importance of gun violence prevention compared to unfettered accesswith women focused on safety. 90 percent of women are concerned about gun violenceand 63% are very concerned.
2. The threat of violence in the home is real. Women are twice as likely to be shot and killed by intimate partners as they are to be murdered by strangers using any type of weapon. American women who are killed by their intimate partners are more likely to be killed with guns than by all other methods combined. Approximately 700 American women are shot and killed by intimate partners each year.
3. Convincing women to buy guns is a marketing strategy, not a public service.Despite gun manufacturers rhetoric about protecting women, the reality is that selling women guns is about profit, not protectionas demonstrated above, having a gun in the home is not a guarantee for safety, and actually endangers the 960,000 women who experience domestic violence each year.
4. Stalkers can buy guns. There is currently no federal law prohibiting those convicted of stalking from acquiring firearms. This is particularly disturbing given that stalking is usually part of a pattern of escalating, violent behavior. An abusers access to a gun is associated with an 8-fold increase in the risk of homicide.
In the wake of the tragedy at Newtown and the growing bipartisan support for sensible gun safety regulations, the gun manufacturing lobby has advanced a particularly noxious lie: that an unchecked, free-for-all gun market could guarantee womens safety. In reality, gun violence has a particularly devastating impact for women, who suffer from domestic violence at stunning rates. This week alone, at least 11people were shot in domestic violence related incidents. Here are the facts about women and gun violence:
1. Women care about gun safety. A recent poll released by the Pew Research Center revealed a stark gender divide when it comes to support for common sense gun violence prevention measuresa 21-point gap between men and women asked about the relative importance of gun violence prevention compared to unfettered accesswith women focused on safety. 90 percent of women are concerned about gun violenceand 63% are very concerned.
2. The threat of violence in the home is real. Women are twice as likely to be shot and killed by intimate partners as they are to be murdered by strangers using any type of weapon. American women who are killed by their intimate partners are more likely to be killed with guns than by all other methods combined. Approximately 700 American women are shot and killed by intimate partners each year.
3. Convincing women to buy guns is a marketing strategy, not a public service.Despite gun manufacturers rhetoric about protecting women, the reality is that selling women guns is about profit, not protectionas demonstrated above, having a gun in the home is not a guarantee for safety, and actually endangers the 960,000 women who experience domestic violence each year.
4. Stalkers can buy guns. There is currently no federal law prohibiting those convicted of stalking from acquiring firearms. This is particularly disturbing given that stalking is usually part of a pattern of escalating, violent behavior. An abusers access to a gun is associated with an 8-fold increase in the risk of homicide.
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Most Mass Shootings Target Women and Families; Study Finds Men With Legal Guns Are to Blame [View all]
xchrom
Feb 2013
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an fyi re #4...restraining orders for stalking -are- mentioned in NICS criteria for prohibition
HereSince1628
Feb 2013
#5
'Lautenberg Amendment'. Do not pass go, do not collect 200$, Do not have a firearm
AtheistCrusader
Feb 2013
#16
I grew up hearing 'Keep 'em barefoot and pregnant.' But I thought that was bad. Not to them, though.
freshwest
Feb 2013
#34
Oh, hell no! My family taught me to be independent, get a career, support myself totally.
freshwest
Feb 2013
#40
My niece was shot and killed by her step grandfather. She had gone with her mother to
CTyankee
Feb 2013
#23
thank you. I haven't relayed it much because on an earlier occasion I was flatly told by another
CTyankee
Feb 2013
#31
I think there are more instances of gun violence than we want to think there are...
CTyankee
Feb 2013
#50
The guns may have been legally purchased, but I wonder how many of the massacres were
Squinch
Feb 2013
#20
the point s, for all the shock of mass shootings, murders of women by men outnumber them.
BlancheSplanchnik
Feb 2013
#38
Women & CHILDREN as sacrifices to NRA's psychotic nationalism. BLOOD on your hands Wayne et al.
patrice
Feb 2013
#21
No truly honest discussion of the demographics of violent crime is possible on DU
slackmaster
Feb 2013
#22
how often do women try to point this out and get slagged by the "STOP HURTING OUR FEELINGS!!" dudes?
BlancheSplanchnik
Feb 2013
#27
Are you disputing the rigorously researched stats that 1 in every 4 women...
countryjake
Feb 2013
#46
How many vehicular homocides were done with registered and insured vehicles?
galileoreloaded
Feb 2013
#55