Article Guns and Violence Against Women America’s Uniquely Lethal Intimate Partner Violence Problem
Article Guns and Violence Against Women America’s Uniquely Lethal Intimate Partner Violence Problem
Feb 20 2025, 9:45 AM
Quote:Intimate partner violence and gun violence in the United States are inextricably linked, impacting millions of women, families, and communities across the country. Abusers with firearms are five times more likely to kill their female victims, and guns further exacerbate the power and control dynamic commonly used by abusers to inflict emotional abuse and exert coercive control over their victims.
https://everytownresearch.org/report/guns-and-violence-against-women/
Quote:Intimate partner violence and gun violence in the United States are inextricably linked, impacting millions of women, families, and communities across the country. Abusers with firearms are five times more likely to kill their female victims, and guns further exacerbate the power and control dynamic commonly used by abusers to inflict emotional abuse and exert coercive control over their victims.