Is there a correlation between abusive partners and gun ownership?

Question

Not advocating gun-control, just curious.

thanks ruth (lol) ;-)

Answer 1

I doubt it. I do not know for sure. But here there are many gun-owners and much domestic violence, but I do not often hear of the two being related.

But a domestic assault conviction will keep a person from having a registered gun.

Answer 2

I know there is a correlation between illegal gun possession and criminality in general. Most legal gun owners tend to be law abiding in general. That includes laws regarding domestic violence.

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Answer 3

Not that I'm aware of. Most of the people around here are armed. But that's also something anyone with a brain would do when you live in a rural area. I live on one end of our county, the sheriffs' office is 45 minutes away at the other end. Should anything happen and I'm not able to protect myself. Well.................

I have no neighbors here, no other houses in sight, and have been robbed. :)

Answer 4

My guess is "no". If you're to the point where you think you need a gun to protect yourself from an abusive partner, you're probably not sticking around in the relationship.

Answer 5

There's definitely a correlation between abusive partners and jail time. Have you researched this one? I'm sure there are statistics about how many domestic abuse offenders have/had a gun permit, and how many that aren't gun owners are involved in domestic violence.

Answer 6

of course not. what in the devil's name are you talking about?

plus there aint nothing wrong with owning a firearm

Answer 7

not usually,but with anything there are exceptions