Nine women *each week* are shot to death by their husband or intimate partner.
When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2011 Homicide Data (PDF)“The sad reality is that women are nearly always murdered by someone they know,” said VPC Legislative Director Kristen Rand. “Already, many elected officials and community leaders are working tirelessly to reduce the toll of domestic violence. Yet despite these efforts, the numbers remain unacceptably high. We need new policies in place from local communities to the federal government to protect women from harm.”
“Nine women each week are shot to death by their husband or intimate partner,” said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. “That's nearly 500 domestic gun violence deaths each year — more than twice the number of servicewomen killed in military conflicts since the Korean War. We urgently need better policies that protect women and their families from this senseless violence. No American, adult or child, should live in a perpetual state of fear. It’s inhumane.”
Nationwide, 1,707 females were murdered by males in single victim/single offender incidents in 2011, at a rate of 1.17 per 100,000. For homicides in which the victim to offender relationship could be identified, 94 percent of female victims were murdered by a male they knew.
Sixteen times as many females were murdered by a male they knew (1,509 victims) than were killed by male strangers (92 victims). Among victims who knew their offenders, 61 percent of female homicide victims were wives or intimate acquaintances of their killers.
Read More: http://www.vpc.org/press/1309wmmw.htm
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Although, to the RKBA group's credit, about three quarters of them are preemptively banned over here. And to Robb's credit, maybe if Robb posted this in RKBA, he'd get more RKBA responses, but I'd wager he doesn't want that.
Back on topic,
I don't think this study is any particular surprise, Yankee, but like NRA-sponsored studies, it will draw what conclusions it wishes while ignoring specific variables. The thesis is skewed, the data is cherry-picked and the method is flawed, with the source material cited being incomplete and selectively included based on arbitrary parameters set by the "study" group. The conclusions of the study itself is little more than masturbatory grandstanding.
That's a shame, because the point they're trying to make is a good one, but they're going about all the wrong methods to accomplish it.
I'd wager you also didn't want a critique on the study, either, so let's give you the topical discussion you -wanted-.
Yes, I think it's something of an unspoken truth that those who are more likely to commit domestic violence are those who have a higher chance of owning/operating a firearm, but they're not made into violent offenders because of a firearm; the gun is an easy-access focal point for rage. These people, domestic abusers, are -already- prone to violent action, and the gun only amplifies it. I think this is a case of Correlation and Causation:
People more inclined towards violence, both in and out of the home, are also more likely to purchase or use a firearm, but the gun doesn't make them more violent, just more deadly. This is where the Gun Control side and the RKBA side need to breach the gap.
I know Krispos posted up a brief blurb on effective gun control that was, for the most part, well received. I'm working on one myself, using Krispos' as a framework, and I know a few other RKBAers have been piddling around with drafted legislation. Maybe the RKBA could pitch ideas back and forth with you guys here, maybe finding common ground on our respective advancements on the issue of violence prevention?
And just for fun, mate: The answer you were expecting to hear from an RKBA-er:
"Whurrderp, gunz! GUUUUUN!"
I hope you're pleasantly surprised. 
