The following abstract related to women and domestic violence
and is from the article ‘Risks and Benefits of a Gun in the
Home’ written by David Hemenway, published in the AMERICAN
JOURNAL OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE on 2 February 2011. Whereas most
men are murdered away from home, most children, older adults,
and women are murdered at home. A gun in the home is a
particularly strong risk factor for female homicide
victimization. Women in the United States are at far greater
risk of homicide victimization than women in other developed
countries, and the greatest danger for women in homicides that
occur in the home comes from their intimate partners— especially
partners with guns. A subgroup analysis of female homicide
victimization from a large case-control study of homicide in the
home in 3 metropolitan counties found that having a gun in the
home was a large and significant risk factor for homicide. Most
of the women were murdered by a spouse, a lover, or a close
relative, and the increased risk for homicide from