• Two-thirds of the 179,000 homicides committed during the 2000s made use of a firearm, usually a handgun. ••• If a gun is used during a domestic violence assault, there’s a 23-fold increased likelihood that the victim will die. ••• Women who are victims of domestic violence are five times more likely to be killed if their abuser owns a firearm. ••• Forbes magazine: forbes/sites/robwaters/2012/07/24/gun-violence-the-public-health-issue-politicians-want-to-ignore/
Posted on: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 19:04:05 +0000
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