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In reply to the discussion: All the adults who died were women [View all]marions ghost
(19,841 posts)--but deaths of young kids do.
Maybe because at a certain level, violent murders of women --is accepted.
"The U.S. Department of Justice has found that women are far more likely to be the victims of violent crimes committed by intimate partners than men, especially when a weapon is involved. Moreover, women are much more likely to be victimized at home than in any other place."
"A woman must consider the risks of having a gun in her home, whether she is in a domestic violence situation or not. While two thirds of women who own guns acquired them primarily for protection against crime, the results of a California analysis show that purchasing a handgun provides no protection against homicide among women and is associated with an increase in their risk for intimate partner homicide.
"A 2003 study about the risks of firearms in the home found that females living with a gun in the home were nearly three times more likely to be murdered than females with no gun in the home.6 Finally, another study reports, women who were murdered were more likely, not less likely, to have purchased a handgun in the three years prior to their deaths, again invalidating the idea that a handgun has a protective effect against homicide."
More at: http://crimeinamerica.net/2009/09/23/when-men-murder-women-state-by-state-analysis/