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jmg257

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11. Just over half of the women killed in a 1 on 1 homicide nationwide are killed with a gun.
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 07:47 AM
Oct 2016
"In 2014, there were 1,613 females murdered by males in single victim/single offender incidents that were
submitted to the FBI...For homicides in which the weapon could be identified, 54 percent of female victims (783 out of 1,458)
were killed with a gun...., 69 percent of female firearm homicide victims (541 out of 783) were killed with handguns. "


Very good news is:

"From 1996 to 2014, the rate of women murdered by men in single victim/single offender incidents dropped from 1.57 per 100,000 women in 1996 to 1.08 per 100,000 women in 2014, a decrease of 31 percent...The data presented over the years in When Men Murder Women coincides with the passage and implementation of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which will be 22 years old this year, as well as the passage of restrictions on firearms possession by persons with misdemeanor convictions for domestic violence or those who are subject to certain protective orders for domestic violence."


http://www.vpc.org/studies/wmmw2016.pdf


They don't say how many women are killed with their own "self defense" weapon...curious stat that could be, as the number is reported to be on the increase.






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1 in 3 or 1 in 4, lots of gun owners out there. Wonder if the supposed upwards trend in woman owners jmg257 Oct 2016 #1
Do you support a woman's right to defend herself against an abuser? Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2016 #2
See "How to recognize NRA Talking Points". stone space Oct 2016 #3
You're saying that if the NRA supports a woman's right to defend herself you reflexively Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2016 #4
You are reflexively regurgitating NRA Talking Points. stone space Oct 2016 #5
I'm confronting someone who demands that women who are being violently abused Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2016 #6
No you aren't. That's a Trump-level lie. And it's time to start calling a lie a lie. stone space Oct 2016 #7
Feel free to prove me wrong by affirming a woman's right to defend herself. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2016 #8
You sound like an NRA Ad for Trump. stone space Oct 2016 #9
Like I said, you deny a woman's right to defend herself. You'd probably have her prosecuted. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2016 #10
Please don't hijack this OP with NRA/TRUMP Talking Points. (nt) stone space Oct 2016 #12
The word is "hijack" ... Straw Man Oct 2016 #13
Post removed Post removed Oct 2016 #14
No wonder your "cause" is in the tank! pablo_marmol Oct 2016 #16
Why don't you just answer a simple question? Duckhunter935 Oct 2016 #15
Just over half of the women killed in a 1 on 1 homicide nationwide are killed with a gun. jmg257 Oct 2016 #11
The CDC says that women who use a gun for self-defense are the most successful. pablo_marmol Oct 2016 #17
The Trace, who questioned reported shifts in the number of women gun owners jmg257 Oct 2016 #18
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