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In reply to the discussion: Who kills women with guns? [View all]Nevernose
(13,081 posts)62. Purely out of curiosity, I looked by murder statistics by race and gender
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/offenses-known-to-law-enforcement/expanded/expandhomicidemain
I was shocked. As it turns out, the home is the most dangerous place for people of either sex. Men, too, are far more likely to be killed by a friend, family member, or acquaintance (and 90% of the time, a male associate).
And what I was even more shocked at was crime victims by race. A majority of murder victims in this country are black, even though they make up 10 or 15 percent of the population.
I'm not trying to take away from the OP -- men commit 90% of the murders in this country -- I was just trying to add something to this conversation. Coincidentally, I was just mentioning the statistics about the violence against women today with my summer school class. It's sad that in 2013 America, I have to teach high school kids (12th graders) mini-units on intimate partner domestic violence.
I was shocked. As it turns out, the home is the most dangerous place for people of either sex. Men, too, are far more likely to be killed by a friend, family member, or acquaintance (and 90% of the time, a male associate).
And what I was even more shocked at was crime victims by race. A majority of murder victims in this country are black, even though they make up 10 or 15 percent of the population.
I'm not trying to take away from the OP -- men commit 90% of the murders in this country -- I was just trying to add something to this conversation. Coincidentally, I was just mentioning the statistics about the violence against women today with my summer school class. It's sad that in 2013 America, I have to teach high school kids (12th graders) mini-units on intimate partner domestic violence.
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i think there has been too much attention given to the "scary strange man in the streets"
JI7
Jun 2013
#5
You only laugh because you yourself wouldn't be subject to the invasion of privacy
NutmegYankee
Jun 2013
#49
Most people who own cars never kill anyone with them either. But we still register them and
Squinch
Jun 2013
#76
I expect some reasonable legislation to be forthcoming over the next few years.
Lizzie Poppet
Jun 2013
#37
She is at far greater risk of being killed because of having a gun in the house
BainsBane
Jun 2013
#36
You have already decided to believe that, no matter what studies are posted.
GreenStormCloud
Jun 2013
#75
Of course, the trick is not to hook up with violent men. My gun has saved me...
Honeycombe8
Jun 2013
#83
It's very clear that a gun in the home makes a woman far more vulnerable to murder
BainsBane
Jun 2013
#85
I don't think the evidence is clear at all. Whether a gun is used or not, it is clear
Honeycombe8
Jun 2013
#86
You apply the lessons personally, but they should not take them that way?
Threedifferentones
Jun 2013
#121
just complete your bigotry circle already and get to the racial spreads of violence in America...
galileoreloaded
Jun 2013
#138