This week marks National Gun Violence Awareness Day, highlighting how this critical issue affects women in profound ways. Alarmingly, 80 percent of firearm fatalities caused by intimate partners involve women, and a woman is fatally shot by her current or former partner every 16 hours in the U.S.
Additionally, 41 states do not require individuals prohibited from purchasing firearms due to domestic violence to surrender their weapons, creating a dangerous environment for victims. The statistics demonstrate that gun violence is intricately linked to domestic abuse, emphasizing the need for urgent discussion and action around this often-overlooked aspect of gun legislation.
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