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Myth #7: Guns make women safer. Fact-check: In 2010, nearly 6 times more women were shot by husbands, boyfriends, and ex-partners than murdered by male strangers. A woman’s chances of being killed by her abuser increase more than 7 times if he has access to a gun. Mother Jones fact-checks 10 pro-gun myths. Pair with Stephen King on gun control and Debbie Millman’s interpretation of the Second Amendment. 

Myth #7: Guns make women safer.

Fact-check:

  • In 2010, nearly 6 times more women were shot by husbands, boyfriends, and ex-partners than murdered by male strangers.
  • A woman’s chances of being killed by her abuser increase more than 7 times if he has access to a gun.

Mother Jones fact-checks 10 pro-gun myths. Pair with Stephen King on gun control and Debbie Millman’s interpretation of the Second Amendment. 

3-8-2013
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