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Download full textDuker, Laurie, Ed. – 1990
Many gun manufacturers market guns to women claiming a gun can provide protection. Statistics provided in this fact sheet indicate gun ownership may provide a false sense of security that can be fatal, since the greatest threat to a woman comes from the people and guns within her own home. Contrary to "typical" scenarios created by advertisers,…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Crime, Crime Prevention, Family Violence
