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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt's a woman's rights issue.
It's not just a mass shooting issue, a gun control issue or a gun rights issue, it's also a woman's rights issue.
60% if mass shooters have a history of domestic abuse.
About 5 million women are victims of domestic abuse every year.
A woman is 500% more likely to die if an abuser has access to a gun.
On average 57 women die each month by a gun in a domestic partner's hands.
Not all states report domestic violence convictions to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
Guns make EVERYTHING better! Shall we discuss road rage next?
SheltieLover
(81,718 posts)Great points!
RegularJam
(914 posts)And is s tool of terror used against women.
Truly a nightmare and there is no such thing as a good gun owner.
The Magistrate
(96,043 posts)Most men who prize fire-arms aren't fit to be allowed access to anything more lethal than a popsicle stick.
Arkansas Granny
(32,265 posts)mitch96
(15,876 posts)6 year old kid murdered in a road rage incident.. Lady flipped off a guy, he shoots at her and kills her kid...... insanity...... just plain insanity..
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Irish_Dem
(82,344 posts)on a daily basis?
CaliforniaPeggy
(156,985 posts)I had no idea that this is how things are for many women.
niyad
(134,035 posts)
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