Guest guest Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 WOMEN AND GUNS For years, the gun industry and gun lobby have perpetrated the myth that owning guns will protect women from violent crime. The industry's goal is to create a new market by persuading women to purchase guns and join the ranks of gun enthusiasts. Its sales strategy is based on promoting fear.[1] The result has been the increasing purchase of guns by women, although not in the numbers the gun industry would like. In the 1990s, female gun ownership ranged from approximately 6-10 percent of women.[2] Separating out facts from myth makes clear that women are endangered rather protected by the proliferation of handguns. Myth: Guns protect women from gun violence. Fact: Rates of female homicide, suicide and unintentional firearm death are disproportionately higher in states where guns are more prevalent.[3] Fact: In the US, regions with higher levels of handgun ownership have higher suicide rates.[4] Although women have higher rates of depression than men, it is the handgun-suicide connection, rather than depression, that accounts for higher suicide rates. Myth: Handgun ownership increases womenÕ³ ability to defend themselves. Fact: In 1998, women were 101 times more likely to be murdered with a handgun than to use a handgun to kill in self-defense. Women were 302 times more likely to be murdered with a handgun than to use a handgun to kill a stranger in self-defense. Women were 83 times more likely to be murdered by an intimate acquaintance with a handgun than to kill an intimate acquaintance in self-defense.[5] Fact: In the rare cases in which women do use guns in self-defense, it is most commonly against an attacker known to them.[6] Myth: Guns protect women from rape. Fact: Guns are rarely used by rapists - less than 2 percent of rapes are committed with guns, while almost 70 percent are committed with personal weapons (physical violence). Women would be safer knowing self-defense to fight off an attacker than using a gun which can easily be turned against them.[7] RIGHT NOW in this new world order, RIGHT NOW no one is free RIGHT NOW Corporations own this world RIGHT NOW we are victems of thier greed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Do you have the link to this study? Lynda - " fraggle " <EBbrewpunx Friday, October 07, 2005 2:48 PM weapons weapons weapons > WOMEN AND GUNS > > For years, the gun industry and gun lobby have perpetrated the myth that > owning guns will protect women from violent crime. The industry's goal is > to create a new market by persuading women to purchase guns and join the > ranks of gun enthusiasts. Its sales strategy is based on promoting > fear.[1] The result has been the increasing purchase of guns by women, > although not in the numbers the gun industry would like. In the 1990s, > female gun ownership ranged from approximately 6-10 percent of women.[2] > > Separating out facts from myth makes clear that women are endangered > rather protected by the proliferation of handguns. > > Myth: Guns protect women from gun violence. > > Fact: Rates of female homicide, suicide and unintentional firearm death > are disproportionately higher in states where guns are more prevalent.[3] > > Fact: In the US, regions with higher levels of handgun ownership have > higher suicide rates.[4] Although women have higher rates of depression > than men, it is the handgun-suicide connection, rather than depression, > that accounts for higher suicide rates. > > Myth: Handgun ownership increases womenÕ³ ability to defend themselves. > > Fact: In 1998, women were 101 times more likely to be murdered with a > handgun than to use a handgun to kill in self-defense. Women were 302 > times more likely to be murdered with a handgun than to use a handgun to > kill a stranger in self-defense. Women were 83 times more likely to be > murdered by an intimate acquaintance with a handgun than to kill an > intimate acquaintance in self-defense.[5] > > Fact: In the rare cases in which women do use guns in self-defense, it is > most commonly against an attacker known to them.[6] > > Myth: Guns protect women from rape. > > Fact: Guns are rarely used by rapists - less than 2 percent of rapes are > committed with guns, while almost 70 percent are committed with personal > weapons (physical violence). Women would be safer knowing self-defense to > fight off an attacker than using a gun which can easily be turned against > them.[7] > > > RIGHT NOW > in this new world order, > RIGHT NOW > no one is free > RIGHT NOW > Corporations own this world > RIGHT NOW > we are victems of thier greed > > > > To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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